Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
It’s a new year, and it’s as good a time as any to evaluate your personal reading curriculum for the year. Two of the books listed below I had the privilige of reading in manuscript form, and one I’m only halfway through myself — so even I have some reading to do… The Road, by … Read more
Years ago, I used to have great fun at the expense of many a cat with a laser pointer. Fast forward a decade or so, and the fun keeps on burnin’ like a laser:
In keeping with tradition, a record of all the cities (or towns, hamlets, dots-on-a-map) in which I’ve spent at least one night this year: Annapolis, MD Kingsport, TN Las Vegas, NV Lexington, KY Nashville, TN Owensboro, KY Rodanthe, NC Stamping Ground, KY Woodbridge, VA Washington, DC cf. 2005/1999, 2006, 2007.
For all the talk in today’s culture about the “magic of Christmas,” the reality is that it is the very absence of “magic” in the world that gave us need for the incarnation. Left to our own device, we humans dance dangerously about in darkness. Left to our incomplete selves, sin reigns supreme. Only a … Read more
President Bush is not a popular man these days. If his approval ratings fall any lower, they might be mistaken for the current Dow Jones Industrial Average. The lamest of ducks at this point in his career, a turkey might be the only way for him to salvage his legacy. Every year, the president is … Read more
The ‘Trophy Kids’ Go to Work: “For this generation, work is not a place you go; work is a thing you do…”
Princeton prof Robert P. George takes Obama’s abortion extremism to task.
Oxymorons for Obama: My friend Tom McClusky takes a closer look at what some of Obama’s more unlikely supporters might be missing.
What would the world be like without humans? If a recent special on the National Geographic Channel is correct, it would be much better off. “Aftermath: Population Zero” takes a hypothetical look (and I emphasize the hypo) at what would happen should every human on the planet suddenly disappear. From the show’s description: This is … Read more
Touchstone‘s Anthony Esolen gives us a quite profound — and amusing — list of rules for finding whom to marry, and whom to not.