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> A man is facing charges after police said they pulled him from a tank under a women's toilet that was filled with human waste. > Police said that Gary Moody, 45, was under a log cabin outhouse off the Kancamagas Highway in Albany. > "You can

"No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity." James Madison, Federalist No. 10 A truism, no doubt, but not recognized by those who, wrapped up in the self-interest of legitimizing

Fascinating piece at WaPo about studies of schizophrenia in third world countries. According to the study, people with strong family ties are more likely to overcome mental illness. Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/26/AR2005062601091.html] . Excerpts: > [A remarkable three-decade-long study by the World

> For using the "G" word 41 times in a term paper, Bethany Hauf was given an "F" by her Victor Valley Community College instructor. > Hauf's teacher approved her term paper topic – Religion and its Place within the Government – on one condition: Don&

> In the event that GC&SU 'makes the cut' and is asked to participate in the next stage, we would appreciate having anecdotal evidence of religious faith making civil, balanced, classroom discussions virtually impossible. Are there faculty who experience this? Would you agree that such attitudes

The material goods that are shoved down the soul's spiritual throat take different forms. In the totalitarian, it takes the form of raw power. Control. That's the substance that he crams into his heart and mind instead of power's opposite, love (the proper spiritual

J. Budziszewski writes about sex in the upcoming issue of Touchstone. Excerpt: > When I say we aren't designed for [casual sex], I'm also speaking of males. A woman may be more likely to cry the next morning; it's not so easy to sleep

Just a reminder: Eric is on assignment this week to recapture certain holy relics in Mogadishu, Somalia. Our Internet access will be sporadic and available in short spurts, so our output will be limited and the fare less plentiful and different. Regular blog programming will resume next week.

Orestes Brownson said, on a speaking tour on “The Church and the Republic,” that every society is exposed to two opposite dangers: absolutism of the state and absolutism of the individual. In order to mediate between the two dangers, and give each, the state and the individual, their due, there

The UK new hate law is making its way through the legislative channels, even as members of Parliament devastate its logic. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1065-1668313,00.html]. Excerpt: > It was a fine debate, during which the Home Secretary was reduced to repeating bald assertions