Month: January 2010
“The saints are the true interpreters of Holy Scripture.” Benedict XVI
Abbreviated post today because it’s high school musical weekend: Beauty and the Beast. Daughter Abbie has a decent-sized role (“Chip”). I went last night, and my house is full …
Salvador, My Friend! I’ve always found Salvador Dali a little too freaky for my tastes. Oberon, however, is perfect for my tastes (though too many Oberons make me feel …
Noteworthy Freebie Highly recommended: A free online book against abortion: 101 Girls Guide.Com. The author, Serena Gaefke, has gathered together a wide assortment of quotes and passages from pro-choice …
Take a Picture: Ink Spots on Ebony A glimpse into the heart of blackness: “A national coalition of women’s groups called on CBS on Monday to scrap its plan …
Twitter Even though Senator Brown seems content with Roe v. Wade, he does have a soft spot for Catholic nuns: Senator Scott Brown, a protestant, raised money for an …
“he will of God is now manifesting itself in those circumstances which are the duty of the present moment. . . . It is the fulfilling of this duty, …
A college TDE reader forwarded this public service post: 57 Hangover Hacks Every College Kid Needs to Know. Easily the best hangover site I’ve ever seen, though they omit …
Mises, Hayek, and Rothbard are modern parallels of Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. I’m not saying that those three economists are philosophers. But those three 20th-century economists worked within a …
From the Guardian: “Voters, citing reasons for the shift to the Republicans, repeatedly expressed hostility towards the healthcare bill but also a belief that Obama represented too much government …
Inflation 101 Are you murky on the whole reason that inflation is effectively theft or a hidden tax? If so, you may want to check out this reasonably-short piece: …
“Today, thanks to the blessings of democracy, citizens of the Land of the Free and other Western democracies pay taxes 5 to 10 times higher than those under the …