Victor Davis Hanson’s confession that he doesn’t even try to keep up with culture anymore (“Confessions of a Cultural Drop Out”) made for a funny column. It’s full of grumpy, old-guy lines like “I was supposed to listen to Dan Rather because Murrow once . . . . Continue Reading »
David Brooks tells us that Where The Wild Things Are accurately shows that, for us, the “philosopher’s” way of thinking about the good life is out and the “psychologist’s” way is in. The wild things, just as the tagline tells us, are inside us all, just one of . . . . Continue Reading »
If you want to get to the root of just about every problem we face in America today, just look to the “experts,” whose advice did much to get us here. Despite this, our bad case of “expertitis” shows no signs of abating. How else explain the drive to take decision . . . . Continue Reading »
Ratted out by the Huffington Post, no less. In her exposé there, Valerie Tarico —- a self-described “former fundie” —- shows politicians the ropes on “speaking evangelicalese.” Tarico urges politicians to do things like:1. Refer to “my . . . . Continue Reading »
Here I was thinking that I’d be able to get through a couple days with the kids home and not much time to blog and then enter into the conversation a few posts in by tonight. Little did I know that over 50 posts would appear on this blog in the meantime!I wrote back in November about the . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, as I said last time, it’s because government is not our savior. It may have a ministry of the sword which God wants to have in charge of things for a little while, but it’s not hardly what God wants for the world. Continue Reading »
AOL is reporting that the Pope is going to import some married . . . . Continue Reading »
It is all so predictable. Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims she has the total budget over ten years for the House version of Obamacare “down” to $900 billion. (Remember, it is really $900 billion for seven years since the law wouldn’t go into effect until 2013). From the . . . . Continue Reading »
A Christian who is also a conservative and a citizen tries to love God by loving his brothers and sisters. He does not confuse those loves, but serves the family and the state as best he can.This post on the culture war is confused, I think.It declares war on a man of straw or at best it boldly . . . . Continue Reading »
Jared, I think I can agree with every point and disagree with their application, all at the same time, depending on how the term “culture war” is being defined.I have serious problems with a certain form of the culture war; at the same time, I don’t think you’re going to find . . . . Continue Reading »
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