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Eric Scheske

Monday

Nock Notions "[A]s government consolidates and strengthens, the power of independent moral judgment in the citizenry weakens; and this is one of the most interesting phenomena of our time." Nock wrote those words in 1934, as he watched FDR unfurl massive efforts to weaken the independent moral

Something for Sunday Morning

“All fear arises from the love of something.” St. Thomas Aquinas

Saturday

Miscellany Pretty cool: Bulgarian Relics of John the Baptist are Probably Authentic [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godandthemachine/2012/06/bulgarian-relics-of-john-the-baptist-are-probably-authentic/] . Of course, the skeptics will laugh. Kinda reminds me of the old skeptical trope (Voltaire, I believe, started it) that, if you gathered up all the nuggets of the

Friday

I like history, I like beer. This sounds pretty good: > To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, the team at Mamuee Bay Brewing Co. has re-created two period beers – one English style, one American style. > If your allegiances fall to king and crown, try the

Thursday

Bullets Whew, whatta week. This is my first blogging opportunity since last Saturday. * * * * * * * In the interim, I didn't have a chance to post about the significant gay marriage and children study. If you hadn't seen commentary about this study, start with Douthat's piece at

Wednesday

Music Man It's summertime. That means it's party time. And where there's a party, there's music. Unfortunately, I'm repeatedly unimpressed by people's inability to come up with a good song selection. I've been to many parties

Tuesday

Letters to Children Fiction is not a waste of time and it's not an escape from reality. Good fiction serves many useful purposes, such as instilling a sense of how to tell a story and how to write. But I am mostly interested in good fiction because it

Monday

The Monday post has been deleted. The hate was building, and this site isn't meant to inflame. Y'all have my email, if you care to email me about the issues presented. As I tried to indicate in my post, I haven't made a firm

Something for Sunday Morning

“There is no desire which is not directed towards a good.” St. Thomas Aquinas

Saturday

You know the economy is looking bad when the president comes out in an election year and says it [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-usa-obama-economy-idUSBRE85716I20120608] . It's also safe to say it's not going to get any better soon, or else the president would