Steven Malanga is certainly right about this change in our culture: The breakup of this 300-year-old consensus on the work ethic began with the cultural protests of the 1960s, which questioned and discarded many traditional American virtues. The roots of this breakup lay in what Daniel Bell described in The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism as …
Community of the Cross: Outpouring
Outpouring (Community Of The Cross) 1979 When I was first introduced to "Jesus Music" in the 1970's, one of the first frustrations I encountered is that too much of it sounded alike. (The fact that some of it had a C&W sound didn't help either!) It took some time but I found that there was …
The President’s Forum on the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention: Albert Mohler, Jr.
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Letter from Maj. Henry Winslow, aide-de-camp to Confederate Gen. Leonidas Polk, Shortly After Polk’s Death
Marietta, June 19th Morning Dear Son = On yesterday all day we had heavy fighting on the left. Walker’s (Maj Genl William Henry Talbot Walker, KIA Atlanta July 22, ’64)) division suffered a good deal the 53 & 54 Geo had a good many killed wounded but none from Fort Valley. Mrs Mims had a …
A Time for Everything
One of the centrepieces of the spiritual life of the Texas A&M Newman Association was its "New Cor" retreats, held once every semester. These were usually held at the Fort Parker State Park near Mexia, Texas. Although the park wasn't that far from the campus, to make transportation easier the Association would secure a school …
First Dollar, Last Dollar: An Employer’s View of the Shameful Campaign of the Left Against Whole Foods’ John Mackey’s Health Care Alternative
In the midst of the storm over health care in the U.S., the left's reaction to John Mackey's call for an alternative to the Obama health care proposal is one of the most shameful and idiotic things I've seen. But it's predictable. In spite of the fact that Whole Foods is a purveyor of liberal …
The 50 Square Metre Apartment is Robert Redford’s Dream, Too
A couple of weeks ago I put online a piece (complete with video) entitled Barack Obama: Dreaming of the 50 Square Metre Apartment. It spoke of the stark reality that, in order to achieve Obama's decidedly statist vision of reduced energy and riskless economics, one would have to go back to a system like the …
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Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment: Who Shall Spread the Good News
VerMir ACA-6647/8 (1976) Who Shall Spread the Good News? was brought to reality by Roger Smith and Michael Howell, through their group the New Commitment. Roger Smith, a Catholic priest from Corpus Christi, TX, also performed on albums for North American Liturgy Resources. This music was connected with the "Search" retreats which are still ongoing …
The Unspoken Key in the Relationship Between the U.S. and China
Henry Kissinger has words of wisdom: The 21st century requires an institutional structure appropriate for its time. The nations bordering the Pacific have a stronger sense of national identity than did the European countries emerging from the Second World War. They must not slide into a 21st-century version of classic balance-of-power politics. It would be …
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“Too Big to Fail:” Another Road to the Insolvency of the United States
As if fading dollar hegemony wasn't enough: If real reform doesn’t happen, get ready for a fearsome certainty: that markets will eventually correct our unsustainable financial system. They have tried to do so several times over the decades by punishing firms like Continental, Long-Term, and, most recently, Citigroup, as well as the lenders who financed …
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