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Eric Scheske

Could be Awkward Precedent

Historical knowledge or no food? Americans everywhere could starve: > Japanese customers must apologise for their country's wartime occupation of China before getting a seat at a restaurant in former Manchuria or find another place to eat, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. > No

Media Revolution Continues

CBS will launch a 24-hour on-line news network, complete with a blog. The whole shift in the dissemination of news and analysis is fascinating. CBS no doubt sees the changing landscape and will be one of the first of the big trees to get planted in it. >

Et Tu, Irish?

Have even the Irish have succumbed to the paranoid/humorless-thinskinned crowd? Link [http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=52074]. Excerpt: > Democratic candidate for mayor C. Virginia Fields is apologizing for using the term "paddy wagon" in an interview with NY1

Christian Exodus . . . to South Carolina?

An extreme measure first requires extreme times. Are we there yet? Hard to say, but so far, only three families have moved to South Carolina as part of a "Christian Exodus" movement: > South Carolina may not be flowing with milk and honey, but it looks like the

The State Wrecked Marriage?

A libertarian weighs in on the marriage debate. It's not the most entertaining piece we've read today, but it attacks the issue from a different angle (we thought all the angles had been exhausted long ago). Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/vandun3.html]. Excerpt: >

The Saint Track

The canonization of JPII appears to be rolling along quickly. Link [http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article298081.ece]. Excerpt: > Speculation has been swirling about whether Pope Benedict XVI might beatify John Paul during the World Youth Day celebrations - placing the late pope on an even faster track to

Beautiful Has Gotten Ugly

We've written before that beautiful women in media don't really exist. All the pretty women we see on TV, the movies, and magazines have been airbrushed and touched up. They might be pretty, but not nearly as pretty as they're made to appear. The

We Can't Wait. We Won't Wait

The culture's obsession with control and certainty ploughs foward: > Is it a girl or a boy? It's the first question every new mother asks. And the answer can now be given almost from the moment a woman finds out that she is pregnant. > A

Put Salsa on that Ice Cream

We like country, and we like reggae, but we don't like them together. Nevetheless, we'll be drawn to Willie Nelson's reggae album, Countryman, which is being released today. The photo on the left below is the album cover. The one on the right is

Another Study Confirms Common Sense

> Women working full-time are 29 per cent more likely to get divorced than those who stay at home and raise children. > Research to be published this week in the European Sociological Review finds that the probability of divorce is in direct correlation to the number of hours