In a discussion with a pair of reporters, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews raises an important question about the ubiquitous practice of politicians taking credit for work that they didn’t write themselves: Does it bother the press that somebody comes in whose book was written for them . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
At Uncommon Knowledge, Peter Robinson has the first of a five part interview with historian and literary critic René Girard. “To read René Girard,” wrote Edward T. Oakes , “is to want to slap one’s forehead and say, ‘Of course, why didn’t I think of . . . . Continue Reading »
The mathematical field of topology—the study of qualitative properties of certain objects that are invariant under certain kind of transformations—has fascinated me ever since I heard the joke that topologists can’t tell the coffee cup from which they are drinking from the doughnut . . . . Continue Reading »
Nobody knew her name, but then she burst into history after a long life. Elizabeth was a failure by the standards of her culture, but God loved her. Just when most friends thought her time had past, Elizabeth found herself at the beginning of Christmas.There is hope in her life for any of us.God . . . . Continue Reading »
I have had great sympathy with the problem Obamacare has posed for people with disabilities. On one hand, many are terribly under-served by the health care system. On the other hand, I believe Obamacare will lead to explicit rationing of expensive patients, which will one day include people with . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the side effects of the late vocations classes I’m taking (currently on the Old Testament), is that after each session I return with wonderful kernels of ideas from which to expand a (hopefully) interesting essay based on the discussions we have in class. Last week one of the books we . . . . Continue Reading »
The distant rattle of skirmish fire was overheard this afternoon at the Porch. One wonders if we’re in for a full policy review, or just the hurtling of innocuous insult? . . . . Continue Reading »
Senator Harry Reid has stooped to a new low by comparing people who oppose Obamacare to defenders of slavery. From the story:...Reid argued that Republicans are using the same stalling tactics employed in the pre-Civil War era. “Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the . . . . Continue Reading »
Which is more annoying: Leftists who in the wake of Climategate have suddenly discovered a love for public choice theory or libertarians who in the wake of Climategate have studiously ignored public choice theory? Whatever your answer to that question, I hope it suggests that public choice theory . . . . Continue Reading »
In my last post, I suggested that the global warming hysterics are just crackers. Here’s another example. The UN’s top climate bureaucrat says that we have to dig deeper into our already empty pockets. From the story:Yvo de Boer, the United Nations’ top climate official, said . . . . Continue Reading »
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