Eric Scheske

Issue XXV We've been reading about a new mental problem: blogging addiction. Sure, so far it's just bloggers joking about it: "How do you stop?" But soon, a psychiatrist will have an actual case, he'll write a journal article about it, a

Decent article at Lew Rockwell about science and religion. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/crispin/crispin14.html]. Excerpt: > Science can describe vibrations and neural responses but not the "mysterious reality of music." It cannot tell us what we get from a painting or other work of art.

Need more evidence that pop culture is bad culture? > As models flaunted head-to-toe body art and hard rock pulsated in a cavernous ballroom, veteran tattoo artists at a New York convention on Saturday wondered if their once taboo artistry was losing its nonconformist lure. > Americans, especially

> The late Pope John Paul II has become an unlikely pop star in his homeland. > A collection of his poetry with a disco beat backing is currently number three in the Polish charts. > And at least seven other songs featuring his voice or texts are in the

> BOGOTA, Colombia - Malicious gossip often results in tears and anger, but in Colombia it had lead to murder - and officials say they've heard enough. > Fed up with people targeted by false rumors turning up dead or wrongfully arrested, the mayor of a small Colombian town has

Great piece at WSJ about a new book on inner-city motherhood. Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110006699]. Excerpts: > Ms. Edin and Ms. Kefalas decisively rescue the young welfare mother from the policy wonks and feminist professors who have held her hostage until recently, and in so

It's been one year since Massachusetts ushered in gay marriage. The LA Times has a fairly lengthy article on its effects, including galvanizing the rest of America against it. Link [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-anniversary17may17,0,413176.story?coll=la-home-headlines] . Here&

> The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit yesterday against the Department of Health and Human Services, accusing the Bush administration of spending federal tax dollars on an abstinence education program that promotes Christianity. Link. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051601224.html] Consistent with

At first we thought, "This isn't good," but then we thought about it some more and figured, "Hey, if it helps problem drinkers continue to drink without killing themselves or others, it's a good thing." Excerpts: > Heavy drinkers who tried the

New underwear is a constitutional right! Link [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0516051briefs1.html?link=rssfeed]. Excerpt: > A Tennessee youth detention facility that provides female inmates with previously worn--and allegedly stained--underwear has triggered legal complaints by a pair of teenagers who have spent time in the Knoxville