Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
He waited until the end of this diatribe on how stupid Americans are to throw this in: A smart guy named Chesterton once said: "My country, right or wrong is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying... It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'" My Anglican and Roman Catholic friends know …
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A major part of the season in Palm Beach is the system of charity balls. A socialite can make--or break--his or her reputation on how well or poorly a charity ball is hosted. On the other side, drawing up the lists of invitees is an exercise in diplomacy. For those who are invited, making "the …
This, from David "Spengler" Goldman: Bill Clinton, the last Democratic president, thought in effect, “Let’s get economic growth so I can tax it and pay for all my toys and games.” That was the “New Democrat” approach. Obama knows that if the economy crumbles and he’s the only one left with a checkbook, then everyone …
I made a statement recently that some of my Christian friends may not have appreciated much: I’m one of those people who’d like to see hard science and math education become the “core” education in our schools, as opposed to the arts or social sciences, which is the case now in the Anglophone world in …
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Michael Cohen hasn't thought this issue through very clearly: Today, nearly 50 million Americans lack health care coverage, the average American is often one serious illness away from financial ruin and every year nearly 20,000 Americans die because they don’t have health insurance. Yet last week, when President Barack Obama gave a nationally televised news …
Everyone wants family pictures. To get past the usual studio shots, my mother brought out Bernice Ransom, portrait photographer of socialites, to make some of my brother and myself at our home.In her advertisements, Ransom claimed that "children...pets...home sittings...our special 'cup of tea'!" What she didn't tell everyone was that, with a cat, the first …
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This from Anglican Mainstream, showing that ecclesiastical bureaucracies are frequently part of the problem and not the solution: So, the following Tuesday, the Women of Purpose met for a fund-raising. From within their Fellowship they raised 2.6 million shillings. When they approached one of the clergy at All Saints’ Cathedral, Kampala, about making an appeal …
Originally posted 26 April 2006. I'm reposting it as it's relevant not only for evaluating George Bush's legacy, but Bill Gothard's as well. George Bush is in a tight place these days, with poll numbers falling as fast as gas prices are rising (the two, unfortunately, are related.) So how did this come about, especially …
In a recent address on this subject, TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori reveals the biggest problem in her position on the property: I will continue to uphold two basic principles in the work some of us face in dealing with former Episcopalians who claim rights to church property or assets. Our participation in God's …
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From this: Apple has always only competed in the middle-to-high range of the computer market. But it was never the case, historically, that Apple sold a majority of middle-to-high-end computers. Even given that NPD’s numbers represent only retail sales, is there any reasonable doubt that Apple’s share of the non-retail market for $1,000+ computers is …
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