Well, at least he did it in a Prius. But what did you expect of the grandson of the man who helped create the Interstate system (which is more than Al Gore II managed with the Internet!) So what we have here is the following: Generation 1 pushes for Interstate highway system. Generation 2 pushes …
A Sensible Resolution to a Senseless Case
President Bush's decision to extend executive clemency to Scooter Libby is a sensible way to resolve what has been one of the most dangerous prosecutions in recent memory. The job of a prosecutor is to obtain convictions for crimes committed, not to manufacture them and then send people to prison. The most recent "celebrity" example …
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Thoughts of a Former Fanatic
A very insightful view about radical Islam from a combat veteran, including an overview of Muslim thinking that is sorely lacking in "Western" treatments of the subject.
The Proposed Anglican Covenant: The Club Chimes In
It's impossible to resist making some comments about Responses Offered by the Executive Board and Clergy and Lay Deputations to General Convention of the Diocese of Southeast Florida to Questions contained in A Short Study Guide to Aid the Episcopal Church in Responding to the Draft Anglican Covenant as Prepared by the Covenant Design Group, …
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Ten Years of a Companion Site: vulcanhammer.net
Ten years ago today, I went online, logged onto my new GeoCities site, and uploaded the first page and images of “The Wave Equation Page for Piling,” my first website. That website—which is still a part of the companion site vulcanhammer.net—was the beginning of a long odyssey which led to the site as it is …
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The Elusive Search for Equality
The recent Supreme Court decision of Meredith v. Jefferson County Public Schools looks to reverse a long history of decisions about the role of race in allocating public school students to achieve equality of education. The fact that there are people on both sides of the racial divide who agree with this decision is important …
A Tale of Two Iraqs
While doing research on other matters, I stumbled upon the following map, which dates just before World War I: On the left, where one would expect it, is "Irak [sic] Arabi," between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. But, if you look to the left, south of Teheran, you will see "Irak Ajemi" right in the …
Who Shall Spread the Good News: Lamb of God
We end the portion of the album taken from the Mass with the Lamb of God. When in college, I made the girls giggle by showing that the folk version we used could be sung as easily in Latin as it could English. It's somewhat trickier with this rendition. So be forewarned. Click here for …
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What They Really Don’t Like is the Chastity. Don’t Like the Free Speech Either.
The sad case of British teenager Lydia Playfoot's fight to wear a chastity ring at her school is just one more sign that secularists are taking aim primarily at Christianity. In this case, they are going for the issue that is most important to them: chastity vs. unrestricted sexual activity. Start by stating the obvious: …
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When Blind Legalism Pays Off
John Ashcroft's resistance to the wiretapping program put forth by the White House is a classically Pentecostal way of approaching a problem: strictly by the book, no matter how unhappy it makes people. Pentecostal churches are best known for exuberant worship, but are have been traditional centres for very strict legalism. Ashcroft's Assemblies of God …
Positive Infinity 