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October 2019

October 24, 2019

Why are STD rates at all-time highs?

So this is a bit of old(er) news: a report from the CDC in early...

October 22, 2019

“Jury refuses to protect 7 year old from forced sex-change” – what’s up with that?

Here's the story: Divorced parents Jeffrey Younger and Anne Georgulas have been at odds over...

October 17, 2019

Ugh. Just say no to (mandatory) national service

So there's a new report out at the Brookings Institute promoting "national service" and this...

October 13, 2019

Three Days in DC

So this past weekend -- well, not really a weekend, actually, but from Thursday through...

October 09, 2019

What’s going on at the Amazon Synod?

So I'm trying to stay away from Trump-news, knowing that (a) I personally cannot play...

October 09, 2019

“Math Ethnic Studies”? No, no, no.

An article I previewed yesterday . . . You've likely seen this reported elsewhere by...

October 08, 2019

GM, the UAW, and the Winds that Didn’t Change

So this morning, I couldn't let a tweet on China go by without replying, as...

October 06, 2019

Hooray For Sailing Camp!

Regular readers will notice that I haven't been blogging as frequently lately, and that's partly...

October 01, 2019

Some Indian Summer Bike Ride Thoughts

This past weekend, it rained, and was unseasonably cold, and was really kind of stinky. ...

September 2019

September 26, 2019

You need to calm down . . . about Trump

Did Trump demand a quid pro quo by holding up aid to Ukraine in...

September 23, 2019

Click-bait, capitalism, corporations, and company – some contemplations (or, How I Spent My Weekend)

So it turns out I have a jumble of things to write about, and I'm...

September 18, 2019

Oh, heck, let’s criticize “free college” in detail

Bernie Sanders is making promises. Yes, sure, all the Democratic presidential candidates are chock full...

September 17, 2019

A tale of two memorials

The other day, a tweet came across my feed, in the form of a retweet:...

September 16, 2019

A snarky post about parish life

So this is the sort of post that is less than ideal because at least...

September 16, 2019

A bit of a personal update

So I realize I've been a bit sparse in my blogging, and wanted to give...

September 11, 2019

In Which I Have September 11th Thoughts

Yes, I know, I'm seeing lots of headlines of articles that I'm not reading, revisiting...

August 2019

August 21, 2019

What the heck is up with the “public charge” rule change?

Here's the story, repeated over and over again: Up until now, would-be permanent residents were...

August 21, 2019

Guest post: When Liberal Catholicism Becomes Toxic, or, Why I’m Muting You For Now

Readers, as much as this blog has been a bit neglected lately (coming up soon:...

August 15, 2019

Is Trump really causing premature births?

The one-word answer is "no." The three-word version, "eh, probably not." And for more words...

August 13, 2019

The real cost of cheap chicken

So, look, I am going write this with virtually no effort to source my claims...

August 11, 2019

Portland Parish Protests POC Priest

Here's an article at TheDeacon's Bench that caught my eye: "Revolt: parishioners protest changes...

August 10, 2019

When Anti-Nazi-ism Goes Too Far

Folks, I've been wanting to write about the events of the past week, namely, the...

August 05, 2019

Kenosha Tall Ships, August 5, 2019

Some years ago, we tried to take the train from our suburb into Chicago for...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

Snopes, The Bee, and fact-checking as a power play

By "the Bee," I mean, for those for whom it's escaped their notice, the Babylon...

July 30, 2019

The Great Guardianship/Financial Aid Scandal of 2019 (or not)

Here's a "scandal" reported by ProPublica Illinois yesterday: "Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their...

July 26, 2019

What captures your imagination?

So the time since our return from vacation has been taken up by a lot...

July 21, 2019

Vacation 2019, part eight: back to Rome

Day 14: back to Rome So I had been surprised that we needed to get...

July 20, 2019

Vacation 2019, part seven: Pisa and Lucca (Livorno)

Day 13: Livorno. This is a strange sort of stop -- the port of Livorno...

July 19, 2019

Vacation 2019, part six: Naples

Day 12: Naples So the original plan was to go to Pompeii, and the only...

July 18, 2019

Vacation 2019, part five: Valetta, Messina, and some onboard pics

Day 10: Valetta. This was the other half-day, as we didn't dock until 1:00. Annoyingly,...

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