Potpourri 7/22/17 July 22, 2017July 21, 2017 ~ readerjohn The Christian View of History Telling a “universal story” What makes “the net” un-neutral? The ground has shifted The protecting veil of progressivism A thoughtcrime Bill in Congress Three for three Sentimental nitwits Continue reading “Potpourri 7/22/17” →
Punishing the truth July 21, 2017July 20, 2017 ~ readerjohn Por favor Salvation & damnation. Period. The Truth will be punished Limited ambitions A word to the wastrels Pew projections Promise & Reality 15 seconds, assumes a lot Continue reading “Punishing the truth” →
Potpourri 7/19/17 July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 ~ readerjohn Law of Merited Impossibility bites campus conservatives Neobarbarians Datapoints What zoning really does Creepy rhymers Smallness, pettiness, and decadence Continue reading “Potpourri 7/19/17” →
Mélange 7/18/17 July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 ~ readerjohn Sentimental reactions Bernard of Clairveaux’s Jihad Invoking intersectionality A quicky on depression Living in a pratfall paradise Gaining soul, losing world Continue reading “Mélange 7/18/17” →
Ephemera 7/10/17 July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 ~ readerjohn More consequential than dogma Western civilization, Western culture Not about the pronouns The empty storefronts of public architecture Donald Trump’s morality lessons People want things simplified Continue reading “Ephemera 7/10/17” →
Mélange 7/9/17 July 9, 2017July 10, 2017 ~ readerjohn Aim well Dear Justice Kennedy: Pick one: pleasant or realistic Antifa follies “Same God?” redux What hath Reagan wrought? Continue reading “Mélange 7/9/17” →
Curated insights 7/3/17 July 3, 2017 ~ readerjohn Adventurers, Dogmatists & Relativists Good change done badly Let’s make a deal Loss of Moral Compass A stellar Commencement address Continue reading “Curated insights 7/3/17” →
Made for better than Tinder June 3, 2017June 2, 2017 ~ readerjohn Alvin Plantinga’s Templeton Prize A school for people like me Absurd grandiose fantasies Merkel’s précis Made for better than Tinder Anonymous “experts” Continue reading “Made for better than Tinder” →
Dreher the Nominalist? April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 ~ readerjohn The Handmaid’s Tale Is Dreher, too, among the Nominalists? Is Nominalism really the problem anyway? Pimping Gardasil Continue reading “Dreher the Nominalist?” →
Go easy on thy neighbor April 26, 2017April 25, 2017 ~ readerjohn Go easy on thy neighbor Normal versus Weird Unthinking liberal responses to religion Please, God, Stop Chelsea The Pure Flix mystery solved Dangerous Manichean Diplomacy Islam as Culture War Ally? Continue reading “Go easy on thy neighbor” →