English-speaking Calvinists are generally familiar with the acronym TULIP, which is a handy way of remembering the principal doctrines of Reformed Christianity:Total depravityUnconditional electionLimited atonementIrresistible gracePerseverance of the saintsHowever, given that some might see TULIP . . . . Continue Reading »
No more Mr. Nice Guy. Over at Asia Times Online this morning, I devoted my “Spengler” essay to the “idiot twins of American idealism.”Former president George W Bush thought that the United States could turn Kabul into Peoria, the archetypal American city in the state of . . . . Continue Reading »
I propose a neologism, “to stiggle,” meaning to make uneconomic loans for political reasons, in honor of Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. If only we had nationalized the banks, he complains, we would have been able to force the banks to make uneconomic loans that they did not wish to . . . . Continue Reading »
Peggy Noonan asks why the clever young people in charge of the Obama administration fail to notice how much the rest of us are hurting:When I see those in government, both locally and in Washington, spend and tax and come up each day with new ways to spend and tax—health care, cap and trade, . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been warning that the drive has been renewed to expand the number of organ donors by opening the door to killing for organs, in this column about. Now, another article in the journal Bioethics, by Christian Coons and Noah Levin, add new targets to the list of potential . . . . Continue Reading »
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after youIn Jeremiah 28 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Bible/Jeremiah28.html , we see a disturbing glimpse into the evolution of the Hebrew scriptures. Jeremiah has been predicting the destruction of Judah. . . . . Continue Reading »
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. David Janda has a blistering commentary on the newest House version of Obamacare that succinctly and powerfully illuminates the danger to all of us—well, not the elite who never are bound by the same rules—if this monstrosity passes. From his column . . . . Continue Reading »
The Gospel is there so that death doesn’t swallow us up while we are creating environments that expand imagination, unleash creativity, and maximize the creative potential in every individual and organization. Continue Reading »
Today my last great-aunt went to Glory. She was a Christian and ready for death and now sees what before she only believed. On All Saints Day she will be with Peter, Paul, Cecilia, Agatha, Lucy, and all the members of the great, growing, and glorious family of God who stand in joy unspeakable.We are . . . . Continue Reading »
Is Reformation Day the new Kwanzaa? If so, then it fits the definition for the Academic Sanctioned Shindig: a holiday with no connection to the folk or folk customs invented and celebrated by academics to make a point and to replace a phenomenally more popular party.I am all for remembering our . . . . Continue Reading »
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