As a student of the Tom Wolfe school of art criticism , I have a natural preference for works of realism and an enthusiastic disdain for abstract works that require an interpretive Theory. This is not to say, of course, that I can’t appreciate abstract art. There are some works of abstract . . . . Continue Reading »
I owe a great debt to the American Spectator for pointing to me to this story. By itself, it is not worth comment, but it does incarnate a disease of our age: the “brave and compelling book” that is neither brave, important, or much of a book.Evidently James Frey dares “ignite a . . . . Continue Reading »
The risk is mindless ritualism, but I can’t help but wonder if the benefits are so much more that the risk worth taking. T’is the season for many blog posts on Lent, but my experience last weekend demands I say something on the topic.Invited to St. George’s Anglican Church in . . . . Continue Reading »
David French of the Alliance Defense Fund asks (and answers), Are Christians Obsessed With Gays and Abortion? The numbers don’t lie. American Christians pour their resources into helping “the least of these.”[From Are Christians Obsessed With Gays and Abortion?] It is an . . . . Continue Reading »
America’s deficit problem, says National Review ‘s Kevin D. Williamson , is that the rich don’t have enough money. Even if you raise taxes on everyone earning $250,000 a year, you couldn’t raise enough revenue to cover this year’s deficit: Nonetheless, there . . . . Continue Reading »
It might be Lent. It might be my continued struggles with gluttony. It might be the number of friends and former students struggling with alcoholism. Whatever the cause moderation has been much on my mind. Prudence used to be a popular name. Other virtues, hope and charity, still retain their . . . . Continue Reading »
This is good news. The Canadian hospital trying to impose a futile care-forced termination of life support upon Baby Joseph no longer has control of his care. He is now in St. Louis. From the story:“Baby Joseph” was brought to St. Louis overnight where doctors are evaluating . . . . Continue Reading »
Because my fascination with mathematics far exceeds my ability to understand the subject, I often find things that appear interesting (to me at least) but could be completely nuts. A prime example is a paper I stumbled across a few weeks ago called The Tau Manifesto . The manifesto is dedicated to . . . . Continue Reading »
Connect the dots: Legalized assisted suicide costs about $100 for the drugs, and perhaps $1000 for the medical review. Assisted suicide is pushed unremittingly across the country, and is currently a big fight in Vermont.Hospice, costs much more, because rather than discarding the patient . . . . Continue Reading »
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