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2021-12-02T08:09:39-05:00

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So. About Those Right-Wing Extremists.

Last updated on: December 2, 2021 at 8:09 am By Jennifer Fitz

This morning I gave up on insomnia and watched Eric Zemmour’s 10-minute long YouTube announcement of his candidacy for the upcoming French presidential election. I’ll be honest, the content surprised me a little. I’m going to talk below about why, and how it relates to right-wing populist movements in the US as well. The text of Zemmour’s speech is here on his website. Chrome’s translation function does an okayish job of producing an English rendering — don’t rely on it... Read more

2021-11-30T10:57:25-05:00

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Of Course Prenatal Learning is Real

Last updated on: November 30, 2021 at 10:57 am By Jennifer Fitz

Melanie Jean Juneau has a provocative story over at Catholic Stand about her own children’s experiences of remembering life in the womb. I’m skeptical, but think it would be a fun and fruitful avenue of research if anyone can come up with reliable ways to study the question. Regardless of what infants and toddlers do and don’t remember, however, the fact that unborn children are conscious and learning is obvious. Newborns are aware and able to learn, and that’s not... Read more

2021-11-29T15:25:44-05:00

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Freedom of Speech Matters

Last updated on: November 29, 2021 at 3:25 pm By Jennifer Fitz

H/T to Salon Beige on a European freedom of speech ruling that’s being used by Algeria to justify to the UN the imprisonment of religious dissenters. English language summary of the case is here. Very short version: Said Djabelkhir was sentenced last spring to three years in prison for Facebook posts questioning Muslim orthodoxy (as defined by Algeria). The UN freedom of religion and freedom of expression investigators sent a letter to Algeria saying: What the heck? Apparently Algeria wrote... Read more

2021-11-23T09:45:34-05:00

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Good news! #notallbureaucrats

Last updated on: November 23, 2021 at 9:45 am By Jennifer Fitz

Excellent follow-up to the dog problem I mentioned in passing the other day, and an inter-related disability access issue that had also come to my attention: I put together a letter yesterday evening detailing the problems I’d personally seen at the local greenspace, with a suggestion for an interim solution. Sent the letter directly to the department head who would be carrying out the solution (and only to him), knowing he might have to send the request up the chain... Read more

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2021-11-20T13:01:27-05:00

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Being Welcoming vs. Selling “Welcoming”

Last updated on: November 20, 2021 at 1:01 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Hard-hitting post by Amy Welborn: “I no longer live, but…” on the failure of come-back-to-Mass efforts that hinge on the we miss you so much theme. She writes: To hear avuncular clerics plead for folks to come back to Mass because “we miss you!” is…amusing. It will fail. It always does. It might, depending on the person listening, fail immediately because, first, the target audience hearing this pitch will remember past personal experiences, snort derisively, and move on. Secondly, the target... Read more

2021-10-28T08:03:18-05:00

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Oh Geez. Integralism? Seriously?

Last updated on: October 28, 2021 at 8:03 am By Jennifer Fitz

This morning Rod Dreher delivered on his daily promise to keep me entertained by shedding light on the world of Catholic Integralists. I’m going to dispense with nice and go straight to answering a couple questions posed by his essay: Is Integralism a good idea? Answer (agreeing with Dreher): No. It is a terrible idea. Didn’t work before, will never work, concupiscence is real and we have all of human history to prove it. Since classical liberalism doesn’t work, what... Read more

2021-10-27T15:04:45-05:00

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Faith, Integrity, and Eucharistic Coherence

Last updated on: October 27, 2021 at 3:04 pm By Jennifer Fitz

My high school senior just wrapped up her volleyball career on a disappointing note, and of course there were tears among the teammates about their almost-but-not-quite undefeated season. And though I *understand* why the girls wanted so badly to win? And I understand even more that it’s normal and healthy for a teenage girl to grieve that loss? Also, here’s the thing: This is my kid who started her high school volleyball career with surprise open-heart surgery. Sure, a championship... Read more

2021-10-25T18:28:06-05:00

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Field Notes on Dealing with COVID and Similar Specters

Last updated on: October 25, 2021 at 6:28 pm By Jennifer Fitz

COVID and chronic illness themed miscellany for this week: Revolving Door of Corona-life . . . At Medscape: “Unvaccinated People Likely to Catch COVID Repeatedly” Don’t let the title tempt you into knee-jerk crazypants politicizing of a virus that does not, at all, care about your politics. I think the take away message for sane people is that regardless of whether your initial exposure to COVID-19 is via vaccine or natural infection, it’s probably not going to be your last... Read more

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2021-10-20T12:14:49-05:00

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The Cost of Flattening Your Opponent’s Humanity

Last updated on: October 20, 2021 at 12:14 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Yesterday subbing in high school English (I know!), we were discussing “flat” versus “rounded” characters. The kids noted that one of the conveniences of slapping together a stereotype or two, giving it a name, and making it a bit player in your story is that it is easier to kill that character. Neither the author nor the readers feel much loss in the passing of a character they never loved to begin with. It’s a germane topic for high school... Read more

2021-10-14T19:17:42-05:00

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Enjoying the Gender Neutral Life

Last updated on: October 14, 2021 at 7:17 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Apparently California has passed a law requiring stores to create gender-neutral toy sections? (H/T to Salon Beige of all places for the heads up. If you’re both a Francophile *and* want to see an exceptionally cute plea for restoring the Latin Mass, look here.) So . . . on the one hand I was the teenager who wrote an angry letter to the editor when Lego first debuted pink, simplified, domestic-themed sets explicitly targeted at girls, because: Insulting and unnecessary. (But,... Read more

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