Eric Scheske

> The free market and free society don't pretend to solve all problems. They just prevent famine and tyranny. All the other effects of the Fall are still with us, and are for the Church (including every baptized Christian) to solve. > — John Zmirak (@JZmirak) March 9, 2019

Brews You Can Use This is interesting: A massive malted barley facility is moving to an area 40 minutes east of me [https://www.marketscreener.com/ANDERSONS-INC-8374/news/Andersons-Investment-group-Andersons-team-up-for-malted-barley-facility-28117117/] . Maybe I should get into the barley-growing business. Unfortunately, I don't have the space, but I am still mulling

Stoicism The Stoics did not have the benefit of Christian revelation. Stoicism has been called the “porch” of Christianity. Its resignation and detachment take a person to the threshold of Christianity, but don't take him all the way into the house. Although the Stoics taught belief in a

From the Notebooks Black magic increased during the late middle ages, and not just in the imaginative zeal of inquisitors. "There is ample evidence that witch beliefs and practices did exist and that [the social pressures of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries] worked to increase the actual level of

Miscellaneous Rambling Things have been a whirlwind since returning from Miami. I was able to produce the podcast, which you can listen to here [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/3/1/episode-24-miami-the-historical-buildup-to-akempis-and-miami-beach] or below, but the Show Notes are pretty lame: > The Imitation of Christ. What do I

The filming scene of the famous hotel chainsaw scene in Scarface is now a CVS: > pic.twitter.com/usWwvc8Zpd [https://t.co/usWwvc8Zpd] > — The Weekly Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) February 25, 2019 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1100078685401612290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] > pic.twitter.com/4olKIMezsL [https://t.co/

BYCU: Mojito Man Welcome to March. That's a reason for a celebratory drink or two. Of course, we have record lows coming in a few days . . . Whew. Miami was tough on Mr. Liver: mojitos and gin and tonics. I've been detoxing all week. I haven'

Look Homeward, America, Bill Kauffman. ISI Books, 2006. Strong, deep, readable, desperate, fun. All those adjectives–even those that trip over one another–fit this book. It's such a good book, it made me want to quit writing. “If someone like Kauffman, with his erudition and talent, isn&