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Eric Scheske

Moral Libertarians

I'm fascinated by the thought of Murray Rothbard, though I haven't read much by him. He seems to be a libertarian with a moral streak, which is rare. Not illogical, mind you, but rare. I just ran across this lengthy essay (book excerpt) from the Lew

Defrauding Babies

You don't need to be an adult Einstein to know that the very concept behind videos like "Baby Einstein"Â is suspect, at best. My wife and I never even considered the stuff. Now, with our oldest at twelve years,Â our childrenÂ seem to beÂ

Shake(r) Rattle and Lathe

Interesting article in The New Yorker about the celibate Shakers, their history, and their beautiful wood objects [http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/060213crat_atlarge]Â (save the jokes).Â I'm not sure what prompted Gopnik to write the piece, but it's different and--as

This Day in History

I found this on a "This Day in History" website: > Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) joins in the squabble between Hume, Voltaire, & Rousseau, suggesting that Rousseau be indentured to work on the plantations. Johnson kills me. One of the best ever.Â James Schall wrote in his

Those Crazy Canadians

> Young Canadians are digitizing their sex lives, embracing computer screens and touching keyboards ever so gently in lieu of person to person contact, according to a new survey. > Some 87 percent of 2,484 students polled at 150 colleges and universities across Canada reported having "virtual sex&

Batman Rocks!

I haven't read a comic book in years.Â Looks like I may have to:Â > Batman will use his extensive knowledge of caves to go after a new villain – Osama bin Laden.DC Comics' famed Caped Crusader will turn his focus from clowns like the

Brokeback Muslims

> Sandi Dubowski, who won the Teddy gay and lesbian award in 2001 for his controversial doc "Trembling Before G-d," may cause an even bigger stir with "In the Name of Allah," which explores the struggles of homosexual Muslims.Gay Indian Muslim helmer Parvez Sharma

More Big Brother Stuff

United Schizoids of America: > About a fifth of Americans think federal agents have listened in on their phone calls, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday suggests. > Twenty-one percent of the 1,000 adults who replied to the survey conducted Thursday through Sunday said it was

Who's Shocked?

> The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson, has started treatment for alcoholism, a spokesman said Tuesday. [http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=564681946496894553] Sin pervades. There's not much more to say, unless you want to discuss

Constitutional Amendment

> Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Feb. 10 that he would bring the Marriage Protection Amendment to the floor for debate the week of June 5. > The amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 1, would protect the traditional definition of marriage by preventing federal and state courts from legalizing "