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Eric Scheske

Lenin is Rolling Over in Grave (Yet Again)

LOTR fans are staging battle scenes around Moscow: > In the summer, woods around Moscow, as well as Moscow's biggest parks often teem with people who look like they've just walked off the set of “Lord of the Rings” – swords, armor, the works. The parks and

Ugly Is As Ugly Does

A man who rejects truth and goodness tends to hold the ugly in high esteem. If there are enough men like that walking around, we become a culture that holds the ugly in high esteem. As we become a culture that holds the ugly in high esteem, we become a

Kierkegaard

> Kierkegaard was haunted by the fact that his Dad--when he was a struggling tenant farmer--stood on a hill and solemnly cursed God, an act that Kierkegaard believed doomed the entire family. Source: The Know-It-All. We're a bit skeptical about K's reaction

A Brief History of Control

Although not commonly acknowledged, the Renaissance's cutting-edge intellectual current was magic. The daring intellectuals of the day were magicians. Magicians like Marsilio Ficino, Cornelius Agrippa, Tommaso Campanella, and Giordano Bruno taught esoteric, magical doctrines to society's upper-crust–a strata of society that has always

But She Won't Get a Book Deal Out of It

> A young woman decided to call off her wedding 12 days before the event and her parents knew they'd be stuck with the bill, so they decided to have a party anyway and invited the homeless. > Residents of the Interfaith Family Shelter, housed in a former

No Brews

Due to Eric Scheske's limited Internet access this week, we will not feature a "Brews You Can Use" this Friday. Our apologies, but we're sure you'll find ample reason to drink a few anyway.

Berenstain Bears in the Trunk

> The Prince William County woman accused of putting her 5-year-old children in a car trunk finally turned herself in last night. . . > According to city police, an off-duty New Hampshire police officer stopped Parker on Saturday as she was backing out of a parking space at

One of Our Favorite Saintly Anecdotes

In 372, Valens' zealous Arian servant, Modestus (the “Count of the East”), came to Caesarea and summoned Basil. Basil–emaciated from his asceticism but mentally rigorous–came. Modestus shouted at him: “Basil, how dare you defy our great power? How dare you stand alone? Everyone else has yielded, and

Advertising Gone Wild, Issue 2,908,455

A woman has sold space on her forehead for $10,000. Golden Palace dot com bought the spot, which is now permanently inked. Even the tattooist tried to talk her out of it. It would seem that she's had a run of very bad luck and some money

Scoping the ACLU

Excellent piece at Lew Rockwell this morning about the ACLU and the Scopes trial. Packed with facts and solid analysis. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/jarvis/jarvis89.html]. A few excerpts: > We must remember that at this early stage the Russian experiment with Communism seemed to be working ”“ this