Friday
Brews You Can Use
One of the better drinking lists I've seen this year, even if I don't recognize
30% of 'em: "10 Pop Culture Moments that Changed the Way We Drink
[http://www.drinkmemag.com/10-pop-culture-moments-that-changed-the-way-
More issues
My Summary of Brownson
At least, with respect to his relevance as a Catholic political philosopher:
Brownson was the first person to try to offer a complete theory of the role of
the Catholic Church in America. He wasn't willing to concede America to the
Church, and he wasn't willing
GKC Wednesday
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
Fallon
The dating website AshleyMadison.com, which is a site where married people go to
find someone to have an affair with, was hacked yesterday and now the hackers
are threatening to release information about its users. This is one way to cut
down on the number of people running for
Humility and Vianney, Part 2
The reasons for the combination of humility and wisdom are not easy to
understand (and almost-certainly beyond the understanding of superficial and
arrogant persons–today's all-too-common flipside of wisdom and humility–who
would dismiss the combination as a mere coincidence or result of fanciful
speculation
Humility and Vianney, Part 1
Socrates was an ugly, poor man with no pretensions. In the eyes of the world, he
was a misfit and fool, a constant butt of jokes around sophisticated Athens, but
he didn't mind. He was very humble, thinking little of himself and caring little
for his earthly affairs.
Sunday
"States have successfully managed to persuade their subject populations that
they themselves are the state, and therefore that any insult to the honor of the
state is an insult to them as well, any questioning of its behavior or
intentions a slap in their very own faces."
That&
Saturday
Kontent from the Kindle
“Equalization of wealth, progressive taxation, nationalization of industries,
the raising of wages and improvements in working conditions, worker-management
councils, housing ventures, death taxes, unemployment insurance plans, pension
systems, and the enfranchisement of formerly voteless elements of the population
have all been, in one country or
Friday
BYCU
Slate magazine has never seen a politically-correct cause it didn't like. Last
week, they jumped into the craft beer arena with this self-righteous tripe:
Craft Brewing Has a Sexism Problem: There are gross puns and derogatory
illustrations on far too many beer labels. The misogyny
Thursday
A Few Random Passages
I enjoy works that impart broader truths in the context of a narrower subject. A
great example from Kingsley Amis' Everyday Drinking:
> Never despise a drink because it is easy to make and/or uses commercial mixes.
Unquestioning devotion to authenticity is, in any