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July 2012

July 24, 2012

Chick-fil-A: if you’re not sure, this is how fascism works – UPDATED AGAIN

Over at Facebook, I noticed a picture of Kermit and Miss Piggy marrying, with a...

May 2012

May 01, 2012

“Cool”: You keep using that word… UPDATE

Apparently, in reaction to the reality that the youth vote is fading on Obama, a...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

Is Sentimentalism the Last Step Before Violence?

InDisorientation: How to Go to College Without Losing Your Mind (which I highly recommend), I...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Chris Matthews and his Trained Baboons

I couldn't believe the headline so I had to see it for myself and yeah,...

February 21, 2012

Yeah, yeah, I’m hip, I’m hip! UPDATE

Andrew Klavan so often says precisely what I think, and here he nails it; the...

December 2011

December 13, 2011

Why Tim Tebow Terrifies – UPDATED

Mentioned yesterday that my First Things post today would be joining in on the multitude...

November 2011

November 06, 2011

Who will sue over Same Sex OWS Tents?

Sexual assaults and rapes are apparently so numerous at Zuccotti Park in the New York...

October 2011

October 27, 2011

OWS: This Food is for the Privileged! UPDATED

Delicious Irony: The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday --...

October 18, 2011

Calling and Revolution and Calling UPDATED

(Photo: APF/Getty) My piece today at First Things is a little odd, I think. In...

October 04, 2011

Occupiers as Mindless Drones -UPDATE

Wow. And they say religious folk want to be told what to think and what...

August 2011

August 09, 2011

Newsweek not Sexist, Just Unprofessional

I've been meaning to write on that absurd, and frankly tabloid-worthy Newsweek cover photo of...

July 2011

July 07, 2011

The Applause at Mass has to Stop

Katrina Fernandez has one of those posts up that makes you want to cheer and...

June 2011

June 09, 2011

The Future of Chesty McCheesecakes

Is this bad news for the president? Thanks to Max for pointing out that chest...

June 07, 2011

Weinergate: Barbara Walters Loses Reporter Cred – UPDATES

I know, I know; I am the only blogger in the world, it seems, who...

June 01, 2011

Palin vs Press Won't End Well – UPDATED

You know what? I don't like game-players, I just don't. I especially don't like them...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

Katie Couric and the Gravitas Issue

Taking a break from his lengthy vacation Greg Kandra -- who during his long career...

May 24, 2011

Rethinking Meatless Fridays

Over at First Things, today, I note that the bishops of England and Wales are...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

The New Trinity: Me, Myself and I?

According to the Times' John Tierney, some researchers are concluding that narcissism -- which they...

March 2011

March 18, 2011

Is Society Purposely Messing with Boys' Heads?

A very thoughtful and surprisingly moving piece by Anthony Esolen, at Inside Catholic: Why, I...

February 2011

February 25, 2011

Perpetual Adolescents in the Widening Gyre -UPDATED

I give you two rather different pieces, both sharing a common thread: the full-rein head...

February 10, 2011

iPhone Confession; Verdicts Via NPR, Protestants

A few days ago I wrote about the new confession prep app developed by two...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

NY Times' Perpetual Lunchroom

I've always said the NY Times primarily -- note the qualifier -- featured a bunch...

January 28, 2011

Skins: Encouraging Banality? – UPDATED

There is a headline out there indicating that MTV's controversial new series, "Skins" may be...

January 19, 2011

The Palin Problem and a Palinoia Romp – UPDATED

Two exceedingly good posts today on Sarah Palin, the woman no one can stop talking...

January 13, 2011

Obama Finds His Voice, MSM Still Lost

If you missed the Tucson Memorial tonight, you can read President Obama's speech here. It...

January 12, 2011

The Madness of the Mainstream Media UPDATED

If Michael Kelly and Tim Russert were alive today, they would be sickened and appalled...