Eric Scheske

Pick One! I'm not sure I've ever seen such a clear illustration of the rift between the Left and Right in Catholic matters: > Vatican Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former Papal Nuncio to Washington, D.C., has written to President Trump, praising his leadership during

Pure Privilege This picture is Governor Whitmer marching. The following excerpt is from her executive order that was in effect when this picture was taken [https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-530620--,00.html]: "Outdoor social gatherings and events are permitted so long as people maintain six

Where "Systemic Racism" Came From "I woke up and the world was systemically racist." Athanasius, circa 2020. But unlike Athanasius' experience with Arianism, it didn't happen overnight. A brief history: Summary: Systemic/institutional racism came in through Marxist critical theory, designed for one

Moving, Suspending, and Drinking Summer is in full swing. The lockdown has lifted. And I feel like a drink, but no: It's moving weekend. We moved into our new house in March. I got the most important things back then: about 3,000 books and 100 bottles of

Chesterton and Shaw Atheist/Christian. Aquabib/wine drinker. Thin/fat. Vegetarian/meat eater. Socialist/Distributist. Shaw/Chesterton. They fought it out in print, they fought it out verbally. It would've been great to see those debates. But what made them so good? Chesterton's early biographer, Maisie

Riots, Shrine, Etc. Wow, so much to say, so hard to make it coherent. I'll just limit myself to a few random observations: I'm seeing increased evidence that the public, left and right and middle, are beginning to see that Antifa is the problem. If we

Free at Last, Free at Last Michigan has been set free. The uber-lockdown governor has finally relented and ended the lockdown. The new order [https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/06/01/file_attachments/1463964/EO%202020-110%20Emerg%20order%20-%20MI%20Safe%20Start.pdf] says, "You can do

New Episode Released Civil War, Restoration, Glorious Revolution [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2020/5/31/episode-77-civil-war-restoration-glorious-revolution] We left off Episode 76 with the Civil War, which the Roundheads, mostly Puritans, won decisively. There was a huge equality movement, you might say. Folks known as the “levellers” were ascendant, and

Background music or TV with the sound on? The bar in English-speaking countries traces its roots back to Roman Britain where drinking establishments flourished. The establishments declined with Rome, but they came back in the Middle Ages, largely through the efforts of monasteries to provide for travelers. By the fifteenth

Leaving I reached a momentous decision yesterday: I dropped the Drudge Report [https://www.drudgereport.com/] from my start-up pages in Google Chrome. I've for years enjoyed his libertarian leanings, with his kindly non-sectarian nod to the Catholic Church. He was, for me, what the Detroit Free Press