Eric Scheske

Revenge Tuesday Few days feel as long as Tuesday. On Monday, most everyone is taking it easy, trying to ease into the week. But on Tuesday? It's just a work day, with many more coming. We found this on MSN's homepage yesterday and thought we'

Another PC Disaster From Fox News: “The Arizona Daily Star [http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/65372.php] paints a chilling portrait of a sexual predator who ran amok at the University Medical Center in Tucson in part because staffers who suspected foul play were afraid to speak up for

All Aboard the Ennui Train! This guy [http://www.slate.com/id/2115015/] aims to extend longevity, drastically. It's the same old story: science barging forward, wondering if it can, but not stopping to ask if it should. Such a question would require the input of philosophers and

Scatman Crothers on the Cover? The mainline magazines for teeny-boppers and teenagers are pretty bad, often taking the form of “front rags” for Planned Parenthood. The most popular teen magazine is J-14. We'd never heard of it, but it sells 451,000 copies per month, 84,

Quotidian and Frequent Postings For those who aren't aware, Eric Scheske typically posts throughout the day. Sometimes just once in the morning and once in the afternoon, but he normally posts three to nine entries every day, from early morning to early evening, hence his claim to offer

Dog Fight “A bitter custody battle has erupted between two Long Island families that both claim to be the rightful guardians – of a Chihuahua.” This, according to the New York Post. Peter Singer would see nothing odd. LINK [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/41504.htm]

Double Effect As a Catholic with mostly Protestant, agnostic, or atheistic friends, Eric Scheske gets a lot of, sometimes pointed, questions about when it's permissible for a woman to get an abortion. Eric always answers, "Never," to which he gets a lot of other, even pointier,

Inside Higher Stalls Inside Higher Ed has a 1,400-word views piece about whether college students should be able to leave the room to use the bathroom. We know about the “publish or perish” problem among professors, but this? Then again, it appears to be a fiery topic: dozens

Long-haired Freaky People Need Not Apply "As if the hair in your salad wasn't bad enough, a city health inspector in Cheyenne, Wyo. said there had been 'several cases' of tongue rings and other facial jewelry found in the food in the city'

Pride Unbound If you missed it, a group of today's leading novelists have undertaken to rewrite the great ancient myths. It's nauseating. Here's a link [http://www.canadafreepress.com/2005/edesk031605.htm]; here are excerpts: "The mission of the literati, headed by Canadian