The United States Credit Score

by Joe Carter

Loans and Credit calculates the U.S. government’s credit score based on FICO criteria . (Via: Challies.com ) . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

Obamacare: Death Panels by Proxy

by Wesley J. Smith

Most of the focus in the Obamacare debate has been on HB 3200. But Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has been trying to forge a compromise package. Instead, he has upset both sides, the Left because it has no public option and the Right because it too contains provisions that would, in the name of cost . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

They Report, You Decide Whether They’re Trustworthy

by Joe Carter

Sacred Heart University’s third annual “Trust and Satisfaction with the National News Media Survey” finds that the news source that people trust most is Fox News. The least trusted news source? Also, Fox News. It may not be fair but the results—30.0% trust, 26.2% . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

The Supercriminals of Sweden

by Joe Carter

If you need another reason to appreciate America, consider that our criminals are, as a general rule, rather dull and dumb. That seems preferable to Sweden where the supercriminals are wickedly smart and exhibit an excess of panache . STOCKHOLM — With cinematic flourish, the masked robbers . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

Exulting in Monotony

by Joe Carter

For the past few years my friend David Wayne (aka, Jollyblogger ) has been a winsome model of the pastor-blogger. I’ve learned a lot from him and assumed I’d be reading his work for decades. But then last Christmas he discovered—at the age of forty-five—that he has stage four . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

eBaywatch: Jedi Friday

by Sally Thomas

Yoda you seek? Jedi knight you think you are? Icthus on car you want not? In luck you are today.May the Force be with your wedding reception. Still looking for a lightsaber to cut the cake with . . . Meanwhile, Cake Wrecks has your number, O Jedi bride. Alternatively, make the cake yourself. And . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

Is Loyalty a Virtue?

by Will Wilson

Perhaps I was raised in an overly-Confucian manner, but Conor Friedersdorf’s latest sets my head a-buzzing with questions and my stomach a-churning with unease. Of course, insofar as an administration must work as a team toward common ends, its employees should be loyal so long as they are . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

New Hampshire Assisted Suicide Amendment Illustrates Expansive Cultural Imperialism of the Movement

by Wesley J. Smith

Assisted suicide advocates are cultural imperialists who, as they pretend they only want a “limited” change in law and culture, actually seek to widen and expand the euthanasia/assisted suicide license through the use of  loose definitions and broadly worded . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2009 0

A One-Term Wonder?

by David P. Goldman

President Obama is looking worse and worse. The combination of a terrible economy and a terrible foreign policy outlook ought to sink him, provided the Republicans can find a competent candidate. Obama never would have been elected in the first place if only John McCain had still been alive. . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2009 0

If You’re in the Neighborhood

by Sally Thomas

. . . of Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, do be sure to stop by the Eucharistic Congress, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. If you happen to be in the neighborhood of Uptown Charlotte around nine on Saturday morning, you’ll hardly be able to miss it. Here’s a series . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2009 0