Joke A University of Michigan grad and a Michigan State grad were sitting in the barbershop. They were both just getting finished with their shaves when the barbers reached for some after-shave to slap on their faces. The MSU grad shouted, "Hey, don't put that stuff

Encore for Dr. K Pat Buchanan asks hard questions about the euthanasia undercurrents of Obama Health Care [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/04/time_to_go_grampa_97751.html] . From the conclusion: > In the early 20th century, with the influence of Social Darwinism, the utilitarian concept that

Calling Squares I used to read or skim First Things' "On the Square" every day, but for some reason, I got out of the habit. I stopped by yesterday on a whim and greatly enjoyed a post about August reading [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2009/08/

I Hate Whitey But whitey like me. Shelby Steele writes about Obama's race problem in light of the Gate crashing [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574322054186035002.html] . The piece is okay, but not great. This section, though, was excellent: > Where race is concerned, I sometimes think of

Tribute to the Fallen Sometimes, bloggers go out of the way to do something great. That's what this guy did: Twenty beers we can no longer drink [http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/07-28-2009/RIP-20-Beers-That-We-Can-No-Longer-Drink-Til-We-Go-Blind-

Twitter Tide turning against the Fed? Let's hope [http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/july2009/072809_turning_against.htm]: "[A] new Gallup poll shows that Americans are turning against the Federal Reserve, with just 30 per cent saying the agency is doing a good job. 35 per cent

I started to write a book a few years ago. The working title: That Politically Incorrect Institution. It was supposed to be a pithy look at Church history and its ways of regularly defying political pigeon-holes. I never finished it, but I cranked out a decent introduction, a first

Boys Will be Boys? My son has little interest serving at Mass anymore . He's just turned 13 and wants to be a priest, but whereas he used to love to serve, now he does so reluctantly and only out of duty. I figured it was an age thing: