Tuesday

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly

Amway-like network marketing redux. This time, with backing by Donald Trump. And this time, with vitamins. Scam? Or helping people survive the Great Recession? . . . more>>

That John Travolta character? Or more like the Seinfeld one? Or something in-between? No matter the answer, something went terribly wrong with the Bubble Boy experiment. . . . more>>

Sharia prohibits drugs. But the Taliban winks at heroin. And other reasons the trafficking struggles in Afghanistan might be the most fierce drug wars in the world. . . . more>>

Why do prices always go up? Even children ask that question. The answer: Politics. Here's a primer. . . . more>>

Philosophy is necessary, yes, but does it make its practitioners happy? That's doubtful, which is itself troubling. . . . more>>

They gave us Bruce Lee. We've given them Jonathan Kos-Read, perhaps the most-recognized white guy in Chinese film today. . . . more>>

Bobby Fisher. Chess genius, charismatic, crank, Catholic (maybe, at the very end). . . . more>>

Pictures of ruined Detroit aren't helping the problem. Artistic, yes, but distorting. . . . more>>