1. Perry’s “brain freeze” and sheer oopsy goofiness is actually a godsend. It was a painfully crippled guy shooting himself to put us out of the misery of watching him. 2. The debate, as Pete says, was so stupid that Cain was charming enough and didn’t get any hard . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember about six months ago when I showed you what the most expensive photograph in the world looked like? (See: The World’s Most Expensive Photograph is Very Orange and Slightly Overpriced ) Well, we have a new reigning champion. Feast your eyes on the photo that fetched $4.3 million . . . . Continue Reading »
Brian De Palma’s film Carlito’s Way tells the story of a man chased by furies—a chase in which he attempts to flee from his fate, but from which he cannot escape. He cannot run away. Despite Carlito’s ingenuity and skill, and despite his rules that make his way—rules which . . . . Continue Reading »
Those who are open to gleaning wisdom and insight from the internet are urged to subscribe to Dominica , a new blog (and semi-annual journal) published by the Dominican students of the Province of St. Joseph, for whom our own Br. Gabriel Torreta , of happy memory, is now a frequent contributor. The . . . . Continue Reading »
1. This was by far the most worthless debate of the year. The CNBC crew should be ashamed of themselves. Especially that guy who was raising his voice whose eyes kept bugging out. Just because you make cartoon noises doesn’t mean you are asking an effective . . . . Continue Reading »
Since it looks like Gignrich is in line to make a surge, I think I’ll repost something I wrote about him elsewhere: Let us put aside Gingrich’s marital woes. I want to push back against the idea that Gingrich is, in the present, the “idea factory” for Republicans. Gingrich . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what we need on domestic policy. The most frustrating thing about this year’s GOP presidential field is the knowledge that there are better potential Republican candidates who, for a variety of reasons (family issues, the electoral calendar), aren’t . . . . Continue Reading »
I share Peter’s frustration/despair. With Cain’s impending implosion, I’m not looking forward to a month remembering all the reasons why a surging Gingrich shouldn’t be the Republican nominee. But I’m trying to look on the bright side: 1. If we define . . . . Continue Reading »
First it was Caligula appointing the horse, “the noble Incitatus” as a Senator. Now, Occupy Denver has elected a dog named Shelby to be its leader. (They could shorten these things if they’d quit with the zombie chanting.) The basis for her elevation to leader of a leaderless . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , George Weigel asks why must the Roman Curia be Italian: Most recently, according to Vatican reporter Sandro Magister, Riccardi has taken to defending the Italian character of the Roman Curia, which, after a period of internationalization, has become more . . . . Continue Reading »
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