Kudos to Travis Johnson for posting this piece: Personally, I think his grandmother had the right idea. Like my friend in Moscow, she knows that "he only understands this."
Some on the Left Have Their Doubts about Vince Foster’s Death
I used to think that it was the exclusive province of the Right to doubt the fact that Vince Foster had committed suicide in 1993, or to have reservations about his motive, internal or external. But, as Camille Paglia demonstrates, this is not the case: I for one have renewed questions about the 1993 suicide …
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USSR, UK Style, and Heavy-Handedness Here, Too
The proposed plan to store in a central database every cell call, text message and email in the United Kingdom reminds me of a line from Bill Atwood's song "USSR," from his album 3:25 A.M.: ...and everything I do they see; there's always somebody near. He also sings about "across the sea, where men are …
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Gospel for Trinity Sunday
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him." "In truth …
Of Course It’s Better to Visit Bethesda!
ACI's Dr. Philip Turner's case about Episcopal Presiding Bishop Kathering Jefferts Schori not knowing what she was doing was going pretty well until he said the following: When first I learned that the Presiding Bishop was not going to greet the Pope, I wondered if, because of her gender and her controversial positions on a …
Brian McLaren: Right at Home with the Reappraisers at Lambeth
As if he hasn't caused enough trouble with his fellow Evangelicals, Brian McLaren takes his Emergent roadshow to the upcoming Anglican Lambeth conference: Rumor has it that Brian Mclaren, one of the leaders of the emerging church movement, has been invited to address the assembled bishops at Lambeth. This should not be a surprise as …
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The Saudis, and Our Weak Bargaining Position
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard can see sour relations all he wants to... The US-Saudi tango has been on thin ice ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Sixteen of the hijackers were Saudi nationals. The Bush family has cleaved closely to the Saudi monarchy, but strong factions in Washington see Riyadh's Wahabi monarchy as part of the …
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Same Sex Civil Marriage: There’s Always Plan B
The People's Republic finally did it: California's supreme court ruled that a ban on gay marriage was unlawful Thursday, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America's most populous state free to tie the knot in a landmark ruling. In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the seven-member panel voted 4-3 …
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The 1997 Asian Bank Crisis, and Financial Crises of Today
This week's podcast is a departure; it's a speech given on 6 September 2007 by Paul Speltz, former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, now President of Kissinger Associates (as in Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State.)Â Paul's address is actually two speeches in one: An analysis of the 1997 Asian bank crisis and …
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A Place in Church
I was saddened to hear the following news from my home church: James "Jimmy" Heyman spent the last Sunday of his life doing what he loved best — serving God. Mr. Heyman, a longtime acolyte at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, served as crucifer at the May 4 service. Clad in the red acolyte's robe, …
Positive Infinity 