Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling The one thing I can say in support of allowing Muslim immigrants: They have a much better chance of converting to Christianity here than they do in their countries (where they would face things like, you know, decapitation if they converted). Al Kresta had a segment last week

Miscellaneous Rambling I haven't followed the immigration order as much as I ought, but I had to listen to a man I respect express concern with it because, among other things, it hurts the farmers. I didn't know what to say in response, so I just

Welcome to Super Sunday. I have to admit: I'm not much of a fan. Oh sure, I'll watch it, at least the first half, but I simply don't care much about the game itself. It's more of a cultural event for me

I've long been puzzled (party intrigued) by Russell Kirk's belief in ghosts. This passage from a 1949 letter of his doesn't help, but I find it interesting. It was written during his time at St. Andrews, when he wrote The Conservative Mind: "The

BYCU My first "real" hobby--one that lasted longer than a few months--was beer-can collecting. It was the rage among boys in the 1970s. I had some pretty good stuff, including a private-label beer (a rare thing back then), called "Draught Courage," brewed

Grover Cleveland: “Our interference in the revolution of 1893 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii] was disgraceful,” and the absorption of these Pacific islands would be “a perversion of our national mission.” When Hawaii was annexed, Cleveland announced himself “ashamed of the whole affair.” Well,

All the talk about California secession [https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-campaign-secede-gains-momentum-030236966.html] prompted me to pick up Bill Kauffman's Bye, Bye Miss American Empire, a (probably?) quixotic look at how the U.S. could break into a group of smaller countries. He

Miscellaneous Rambling We made it! The worst month of the year is over. It's too bad the forecast is worse than anything we experienced in January. Not a bad set of feast days this week: The Eastern Orthodox recognized the Cappadocians [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocian_Fathers]

Miscellaneous Rambling I grealty enjoyed James Martin's My Life with the Saints, so for years I've always kept my eyes out for things he writes. At this point, however, I'm writing him off as an unhinged leftist. I remember being disturbed by his "