Ted Turner thinks that there are too many people in the world: "We're too many people; that's why we have global warming," he said. "Too many people are using too much stuff." So is he prepared to volunteer himself and his family to bail out first? That's always the tricky part for advocates of things …
“Every woman should carry a gun in this evil time”
Chattanooga city councilman Manny Rico puts the matter simply: Councilman Manny Rico, who was also at the press conference, said he has no problems with Capt. (Jeannie) Snyder continuing to carry a gun. He said, "I think every woman should carry a gun in this evil time." And be prepared to use it too: Chattanooga …
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The Falklands: Not This Again!
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner knows how to choose a sore subject: "The sovereign claim to the Malvinas Islands is inalienable," she said in a speech marking the 26th anniversary of Argentina's ill-fated invasion of the islands, located 480 kilometers (300 miles) off shore. The April 2, 1982 invasion prompted then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher …
Choose Life
This week's podcast takes us to inner city Chicago, where Peter Scholtes put together one of the most interesting (if not the most polished) productions of early post-Vatican II Catholic Music. The song featured is Choose Life, with a decidedly "African" sound. It comes from the album They'll Know We are Christians By Our Love, …
It Does Matter Where You Go to College
Bowdoin's admissions director hasn't figured out what's really happening out there: “I know why it matters so much, and I also don’t understand why it matters so much,” said William M. Shain, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin. “Where we went to college does not set us up for success or keep us …
Why People Shouldn’t Become Orthodox
Every now and then, I get inquires (especially from Anglicans) on whether they should become Orthodox. My usual response is to refer them to this, the Life of the Archpriest Avvakum by Himself. I've missed it on this one: the Mystificator from Romania has 275 reasons why one shouldn't become Orthodox. The remaining time, amounting …
It’s the “True Love” Thing Again
The trials of Harvard student Janie Fredell's ongoing--but at least no longer solo--battle to uphold the Christian sexual ethic in her own life are yet another example of something that has been going on for a long time. I've taken some heat on this subject before, but I'll say it again: this society, and especially …
Disturbing One’s Sleep
I've commented once on Jonathan Stone's my struggle with homosexuality. But some of the subsequent comments--and Tanya's last one in particular--beg some response. It's rather like the geotechical engineer and contractor Lazarus White's reaction to certain technical papers on pile driving: after reading them, "the result was that my sleep was very much disturbed." Let …
Hillary Clinton has Nothing to Lose by Ploughing On
All of the hue and cry for Hillary Clinton to quit is rubbish: Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont senator who endorsed Obama in January, said she was never going to win enough delegates, and he suggested she should throw in the towel in "the interests of a Democratic victory in November." A number of Democrats …
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Latte Liberals, and Saving Starbucks
Some coffee musings: It used to be that high-income, left-wing people were referred to as "limousine liberals." Now they're referred to as "latte liberals," and Barack Obama wouldn't be where he is without them. The difference? Global warming perhaps? But part of the reason is the expense, and that leads us to... Starbucks is trying …
Positive Infinity 