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Eric Scheske

The Swedish Deal

Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and economy [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664] . Excerpt: > A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not work very well. This

Something for Sunday Morning

"The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise of mortification [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10578b.htm]." St. Francis de Sales

Lewis' Overview of Modern Islam

Imprimis [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/] has run a good piece by Bernard Lewis about Islam (does Lewis write about anything else?). The guts of the piece is a fairly common overview of the modern Muslim world, but it's worth reading if you're a little sketchy

TV Nation

> The average American household has more TVs in it than people, new research has indicated. > A study by Nielsen Media Research has revealed that in the typical US home there are 2.73 television sets and 2.55 people. > It was also revealed that TV viewing in

The Weekend Eudemon

A drizzly morning: 5:45, with little time to write. I have to take Jack to his rocket football game . . . in a town an hour away, and he must be there by 7:30. The game doesn't start until 8:30, but he has to be there an

More Pet Children

The New York Times says Genoa is dying for lack of children [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/world/europe/22genoa.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin] . This quote recalls a frequent theme of this blog: > In the Fiumara Mall, the rare mother pushing a

Brews You Can Use III

All you wanted to know about Belgian Beer [http://www.cleveland.com/wine/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1158654896210351.xml&coll=2] . Excerpt: > Trappist/Abbey: > Abbeys are the name for a variety of strong, flavorful ales brewed by monasteries or by commission at commercial breweries. Trappist beers

Brews You Can Use II

Now that's art!

Brews You Can Use

All you wanted to ponder about pumpkin beer. [http://www.thebrewsite.com/2006/09/18/pumpkin_beer_ruminations.php] And [http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/72].

PSA

I was at the county fair last night (working as a volunteer mostly, but also spending some time with my oldest three children). I'm dragging today, so blogging will drag, too. In the meantime, I offer this gem from recent reading: > Alexander Pope [http://en.wikipedia.org/