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Eric Scheske

From the Notebooks

Letter to a friend who wanted to know what essay/book he should read to understand G.K. Chesterton's economics: Utopia of Usurers: A collection of over two dozen of Chesterton's most trenchant essays on what Capitalism is, and how bad it is . . .". It'

Tuesday

Lecher Bill comments on Palin: "I come from Arkansas, I get why she's hot out there [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008195867_apbillclintonpalin.html] ." If I were Palin, I wouldn't get drunk around him. I wanted to have an ordinary TDE today, but

From the Notebooks

The Reader's Advantage The headlines were sensational: “Archbishop wants women stoned for adultery,” “Archbishop supports female circumcision,” “Archbishop advocates death penalty for people who dis the Prophet!” Okay, it wasn't that bad, but the fury over Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' call for “constructive accommodation”

Something for Sunday Morning

"Your patience has to get ahead of your bad feelings, wearing them out before they provoke more harm." St. John of Avila

Saturday

From shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations: The first generation makes the family rich, the second generation squanders it, the third generation starts over. Pat Buchanan on today's reality [http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_partys_over/]: > What the Greatest Generation handed down to

Brews You Can Use

Well, this is a bummer. We have a gorgeous weekend ahead of us. My work at the office has tapered off a little bit. Only two kid functions this weekend, and they're taking place at the same time at the same park facility (parents with few children lament

From the Notebooks

Premise: Security hurts. The more security you seek, the slower, more inefficient, costly, and duller that area of your life becomes. Check your stove five times: Slower leaving the house. A bureaucracy makes sure everything works uniformly: Inefficient (and dull). Military might: Costly. This doesn't mean security isn&

The Wednesday Eudemon

I hope everybody liked From the Notebooks, but of course, I know all of you didn't. Nothing pleases everyone, but no matter: FTN will be featured once or twice a week for a year or so, until I run out of script. Since I am--when time permits-

From the Notebooks

Screw the Poor Alms in the Age of Affluence Things were so much simpler in the old days. Back then, when you gave money to the poor, you knew they deserved it. In today's age of affluence, people are poor because they're addicted, lazy, or both.

Something for Sunday Morning

"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing." St. John Chrysostom