Eric Scheske

Marco Rubio announced a new bill that would require immigrants to learn English to become citizens. Many Americans already say it's the goodest news they have heard all year. The new PlayStation 4 is going to allow gamers to record their gaming and share it with friends. All

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Miscellany Why are the Catholics in the liberal media the most annoying (Colbert) and ridiculous (Chris Matthews). Herewith, the most recent installment of Chris Matthews idiocy: "Chris Matthews is baffled by opposition to President Obama as he faces a series of scandals, especially because the president has 'never

The 84-year-old woman who won the half-billion-dollar Powerball lottery asked for it to be received in a lump sum. Then she said, "Actually, can I get that in the next hour?" Conan

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Bullets Yet another reason why the American Empire is on the road to hell: Pope Francis says wasting food is like stealing from the poor [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/10101375/Pope-Francis-says-wasting-food-is-like-stealing-from-the-poor.html] . Abortion, gay marriage,

Not a lot out there today. It's the feast day of St. Boniface, so that's pretty cool, unless you're a Germanic pagan. * * * * * * * I also read this great interview [http://www.thedailybell.com/mobile/bellInclude.cfm?ID=29156] with Lincoln-basher (i.e., hagiographer-correction

The Puritan devil passed away: "Mr. Lautenberg's first major victory came in 1984. A freshman senator in the minority party, he pushed through a provision to establish a national drinking age of 21, a measure that threatened to cut 10 percent of a state's federal

Alert the Press If you missed it, blogging history occurred Saturday morning: I didn't post anything. I haven't verified it, but I think Saturday's silence broke a nine-year string. I didn't skip Saturday for any particular reason. I've just