Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Something’s got to give. The goal of reading, and of the Christian. Family, friendship, and solitude. Exodus: Liberation or Liturgy? Comparative religion. Libertarian deceit and delusion. Make Money and Mind Your Own Business. Continue reading “Tuesday, August 7, 2012” →
Saturday, August 4, 2012 Sleep: Philosphy and Prayer. Most effective anti-smoking ad ever? Epistemic closure in sociology. Empty seats at the Olympics!? Christian Humanism. Christophobia? “A Story With Heart” indeed. Continue reading “Saturday, August 4, 2012” →
Tuesday July 31, 2102 What’s a liberal arts education without poetry? Satan, in Paradise Lost. Is it schismatic not to commune schismatics? Fukuyama on Rooseveltian Republicanism. Slow Money. Built Environment. Mark T. Mitchell on the même of “culture wars.” Freedom of Worship, Freedom of Religion, and line drawing. Continue reading “Tuesday July 31, 2102” →
Thursday thoughts 7/26/12 A Prayer in Time of Drought. Situational Libertarianism. Evil ramifies. At the end of development’s first life-cycle. Does Christianity evolve? Continue reading “Thursday thoughts 7/26/12” →
Tuesday Tidbits 7/24/12 If it walks like a duck …. Taxing innumeracy. The NCAA is shocked, simply shocked. Social entropy. What’s a pious Olympian to do? Continue reading “Tuesday Tidbits 7/24/12” →
Saturday Potpourri 7/21/12 Second Amendment image du jour. Children. The real heart of the “you didn’t build that” kerfuffle. Obama’s enemies list as seen by Ayn Rand. Can you say “Witch Hunt”? This tomato isn’t rotten enough to crush yet. Continue reading “Saturday Potpourri 7/21/12” →
Daily potpourri 7/20/12 – TGIF edition Nominalism, realism and faith. Artistic integrity. Civic integrity. Agrarian affectation. Gazing into my crystal ball … Don’t make me vote for Mitt! Social Mobility? So what? You can’t buy this at Amazon.com … …but you can buy layette at Target (once Daddy calms down). Continue reading “Daily potpourri 7/20/12 – TGIF edition” →
Daily Potpourri 7/19/12 Mitt’s Crypto-PAC. Islamism. Whiteboarding a water project. Julia didn’t build that. Just a Catholic Issue? Pox vobiscum. “Heel, boy!” Is the U.N. Antisemitic? Continue reading “Daily Potpourri 7/19/12” →
Daily Potpourri 7/18/12 “Christian art” and the priority of culture. Religious rights talk. Prayer of the Optina Elders. Continue reading “Daily Potpourri 7/18/12” →
Daily Potpourri 7/14/12 Condi for Veep – NOT! Status Envy – Plausible Charge Pence Indiana National Guard for Governor! Do “values” determine social practice or, roughly, vice-versa? Religious freedom, Germany versus U.S. Continue reading “Daily Potpourri 7/14/12” →
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