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January 2017

January 23, 2017

My take on the Inauguration Speech

By Jonah Goldberg. When someone says it better than me, I let them. Most of...

January 20, 2017

A clash of opinions about Trump’s ignorance

Between Dave Armstrong and Deacon Steven Greydanus.

January 19, 2017

The Obama Legacy

By Ross Douthat. Probably the fairest appraisal I've read. It's impossible to guess how...

January 11, 2017

The best predictions for 2017

Courtesy of Michael Flynn. Still trying to work out #8. The sad part is, things...

January 10, 2017

Russia, partisanship, and navigating the tribalism

Jonah Goldberg is spot on. I opposed Wikileaks from the beginning. I still do. I'm...

January 06, 2017

Yep

What I've said in my own clumsy way: “When the press is gagged, liberty is...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

A reflection on the Holy Innocents

Courtesy of the Sick Pilgrim. It's worth your time to visit Karl Persson's site. A...

December 19, 2016

A reminder

A Nativity scene without Jews, Arabs, Africans and Refugees: I'm not into memes as a general...

December 12, 2016

CNN’s Van Jones goes crazy

And decides to ask Rust Belt Democrats why they swung for Trump. I know, that's...

December 03, 2016

The end of Catholic Marriage

According to Ross Douthat. When you see this being said, as pope you respond and...

December 02, 2016

Slate celebrates Nietzsche

Here. Nothing really to say. Just thought it was interesting. Odd what is seen as...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

The repeal of Godwin’s law

Has apparently happened. We're hearing that we've elected a fascist, Nazi, white supremacist bent on...

November 21, 2016

How Donald Trump unified millions of Americans

Ross Douthat reflects. In the end, Donald Trump spoke strongly about immigrants. Muslim, Hispanic or...

November 16, 2016

You can never be progressive enough

Over at The American Catholic, Donald McClarey looks at a recent example of modern liberalism...

November 14, 2016

A profanity laced tirade for those turning to the same old bigotry and intolerance in order to explain Trump

I hate to do this, because it's not my thing. In fact I've maintained all...

November 12, 2016

George Weigel hits the mark

This piece pretty much reflects my views about the election. Yay, she lost! Oh no,...

November 12, 2016

Russell Moore gets it mostly right

Finally. I went to school with Russ. I'd lie if I said I knew him...

November 11, 2016

C.S. Lewis on Veterans Day

Courtesy of The American Catholic.

November 10, 2016

I suggest a new strategy R2

Listen to Thomas Frank. Especially if you align with the Left, whether religious or otherwise....

November 10, 2016

The elites needs to laugh less and listen more

Spoken by Chris Cuomo on CNN this morning. Don't know if he was quoting anyone...

November 09, 2016

The best analysis of the election so far

Here. Yep. When you lose a game, the last thing you want to do is...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

What I’ve been saying in a nutshell

Courtesy of The Federalist. As I've said, I'm a big believer in a free press....

October 17, 2016

Keeping it in perspective

Michael Flynn echoes what I, and many others, have been saying. The media is...

October 14, 2016

My wife said it best about this election

She agrees with what each side says about the other. There's no way to...

October 03, 2016

The modern church of only being spiritual

Is looked at by Jimmy Akin. I seldom find Mr. Akin anything but insightful.

September 2016

September 27, 2016

The candidates, the debate, and the Catholic Vote

Over at the National Catholic Register. Yep. A pretty fair assessment, especially considering the sudden...

September 23, 2016

A fair call about Trump and his Christian supporters

Not everyone who supports Trump has done this, but some have. The basic problem is...

September 13, 2016

A comparison of fairy tales

By John C. Wright. A fun read, picking apart our various beliefs about the universe...

September 13, 2016

Trump and McCarthy

A tale. In the wake of the 9/11 memorial weekend, an interesting look at Trump,...

September 06, 2016

For my family

Who is far more into Dr. Who than I am. Except for my oldest boy,...