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So, the stimulus package is now law. Create lots of money and lots of debt and create prosperity. But one question: If that's the way to prosperity, why aren't all countries wealthy? Even the poorest countries have access to a printing press.

I took my wife to see "Taken" last night (recommended, but not great), and I have the Sirius interview in just a little while, so blogging time is at a premium. For today, just this FtN: * * * A certain procedure works well, then I get anxious about it. It

How much more understanding do we need? > A suburban Buffalo man who founded a cable TV station to promote better understanding of Muslims in the U.S. has been arrested on charges he beheaded his wife. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29189095/] __________ Sirius Radio Subscribers: I'll

I covered a special town meeting last night for the law firm. The topic: A proposed casino on the south side of town. Last night was public comment night. About 25 people stood up and voiced their opinion: some for, some against, some with questions. All in all, a good

Gorgeous day yesterday: 62, sunny, breezy. Hardly February weather, but a nice piece of compensation for an absolutely wretched November-January stretch. I did most of my favorite warm weather things: read on the front porch, talked with my kids on the front porch, shot baskets with my kids, went for

I've been re-reading a few pages of de Lubac's Drama of Atheist Humanism; specifically, the beginning pages about Nietzsche. I was struck by Nietzsche's division of the great majority of men into two categories: the believers and common atheists, both of whom, Nietzsche said,

The Restoration of Christian Culture [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932528164/thedailyeudem-20] [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932528164/thedailyeudem-20] Well, whatta drag. This post was up all day, then I went to make some changes and the whole thing got deleted. I'm just cutting-and-pasting

My nephew assures me that the various over-unders in this post are real: > In all honesty I'm not rally sure if I'll be betting on the Super Bowl. I think the Steelers win, and if I had to bet I'd say they cover,

"The experiences of watching high-level sporting events might cause the viewer to see how something is good and exists for its own sake, and if he sees this, he can understand something about God." James Schall (see [http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=15-04-039-b])