Saturday 2/4/17 Confusing aggression with boldness How to Thwart an Autocracy The Battle of American Myths Human rights, individual autonomy Brilliant, salty, visionary, driven Not rocket science 2 things the hijab and burqa say Get a life, Luke! Continue reading “Saturday 2/4/17” →
Groundhog Day The Protestant Deformation “Get with the program” Douthat: How Populism Fails Apocalypse Now! The philosophy of the cancer cell The first thing to come to your mind shall be … Continue reading “Groundhog Day” →
Tuesday Bonus 2/1/17 Trash-talk (a euphemism) So much for masterful leadership Owning up to it Manners express the man Dirty jobs liberals won’t do Everyone wants a hero Like a pinball Judgment is not coming Continue reading “Tuesday Bonus 2/1/17” →
Saturday 1/28/17 Principalities and Powers First-class, primo political pocket-picking Publish in haste, repent, repent, repent, repent at leisure Pat Buchanan #Fail 1 in 4, give or take several orders of magnitude Just listen, jerkheads Dead, not vulgar, shoddy and debased A little lifting of the veil Continue reading “Saturday 1/28/17” →
Tuesday 1/24/17 Dictatorship of the Trolletariat Michael Gerson warns of spiritual peril Tipsy also warns Scientology SLAPP Continue reading “Tuesday 1/24/17” →
Xmas, Observed (U.S.) 2016 What is the meaning of this city? More on “reality” Tidbits from The Great Divorce Dateline Bethlehem Biden on Clinton Trump’s Attorney General Continue reading “Xmas, Observed (U.S.) 2016” →
Good Stuff, Monday 12/19/16 For the Time Being In no sense a symbol A different mode of knowing and hearing Benedict (I) and Francis Tribal Loyalties 123 Likes the Shook the Nation Shaking hands with an innocent man Continue reading “Good Stuff, Monday 12/19/16” →
Monday 12/5/16 Full Circle The ban on Catholic Marriage Butcher, Baker, Calligrapher Maximizing Personal Power Inevitable? Continue reading “Monday 12/5/16” →
Saturday 12/3/16 Simple and brief Not of General Interest? 40% deplorable Disproportionate vengeance and perfect security Glass ceiling? (Yawn!) Voting in Fear and Trembling In defense of philosophy Agrarian populism Continue reading “Saturday 12/3/16” →
Sunday 11/27/16 Divine ascent Appalachian Trump Voters Better than Federalism Self-Identified Christians Continue reading “Sunday 11/27/16” →
