Eric Scheske

Would I vote for Trump in the Republican primary? Probably not, for the simple reason I don't plan on voting at all. But if I were to vote, I'd be tempted to vote for the Donald. Yes, I agree with everything Catholic Vote recently pointed out

You're looking at one of the neater Christmas presents I've ever received: Monkey 47 Gin. > An incredibly fun gin that serves the purpose of getting sozzled better than all others. Haling from the Black Forest in Germany, the name comes from the number of botanicals

I've read a fair amount writing by St. Thomas Aquinas, at least when compared to what I've read of other authors. When compared to how much he wrote, I've read only a little. I have, however, read a lot about Aquinas. I'm

Allegations of Orestes Brownson's inconsistencies in later years are often misplaced. Recent biographer R.A. Herrera, for instance, alleges that Brownson's view on the democratic revolution that was picking up speed in the mid-nineteenth century flip-flopped. Herrera criticizes Brownson for saying, in 1856, that the democratic

H.I.F. "The original candidate for DC Comics' first headlining black superhero was a character called the Black Bomber, a white racist who would turn into a black superhero under stress, and be later described by comics historian Don Markstein as 'an insult to practically everybody

“The principal purpose of the foreign policy of the United States is to maintain the liberty of our people,” said Taft. “Its purpose is not to reform the entire world or spread sweetness and light and economic prosperity to peoples who have lived and worked out their own salvation for

Miscellaneous Rambling “There are two things you should know about the poor: they tend to smell, and they are ungrateful.” That's potential canonized saint Dorothy Day. I'll be wrestling with her words this week as I struggle with whether to get involved with a new poor