Christopher Hitchens had himself waterboarded.
Civil Life
Public Ownership of the Means of (Oil) Production?
Yikes!
Fish: No Politics in the Classroom
I wonder if Stanley Fish is defining “politics” very narrowly as “party politics”? For a fellow who wrote, There is No Text in This Class he seems pretty naive about what happens to cultural conservatives in contemporary academia. Does ISI exist for nothing? . . . Continue reading →
The Rejection of Errors (2): The Antithesis and Eschatology
In the first post in this series I connected the Rejection of Errors adopted at the Synod of Dort (1619) with the Reformed doctrine of “antithesis” between belief and unbelief. To put that doctrine in some context I offered a brief overview . . . Continue reading →
Medal of Honor Winner: Michael Mansoor
In today’s SD Union-Tribune. As with all medal of honor stories, this one is amazing. Two words come to mind: courage and selflessness.
The Courage of the Folks Serving Us
This is a remarkable and sometimes graphic video illustrating the quality of the men and women serving this country (HT: Hot Air). When you see someone wearing the uniform, remember to say “thanks for your service.”
Watch This …(Updated)
Here’s a woman of remarkable courage and clarity. It’s a fascinating dialogue between a secularist critic of Islam, an interviewer, and, I assume, an Islamic teacher. Update: A friend of a friend writes to say, “Al Jazeera TV station had the program . . . Continue reading →
Possible Progress re School Shootings
A while back I suggested that perhaps trained combat veterans should be allowed to carry concealed firearms on college/university campuses to deter school shootings and to provide protection in case one occurs. The state of Oklahoma is apparently thinking about doing just . . . Continue reading →
Another College Shooting
5 dead and many others wounded according to the Chicago Tribune. I don’t have anything to add to what I said in “Solitary, Poor, Nasty, Brutish, and Short.” UPDATE: The authorities are on TV now saying that “nothing further” could have been . . . Continue reading →