It’s not easy judging a prospective leader. In 1955, Anthony Eden was the most impressive prime minister-in-waiting that Britain had ever seen. Put to the test in the greatest conflagration in world history, Eden had emerged with his reputation not only intact, but enhanced. He was brave, smart, absurdly handsome and experienced. And yet, within …
A Reminder of What Happens “When Church Becomes Pointless”
One of the oldest posts on this blog--one that has survived platform changes over the years--is When Church Becomes Pointless. Written in 1997, it was primarily directed at the Episcopal Church, where I was raised, but as evident then and now it can happen to any church. That time was an interesting one in Episcopal …
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Tim Walz and Midwestern Resentment
Next week we'll have what looks to be the last debate between the two major party tickets in this Presidential election cycle: the Vice Presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz. It's easy to dismiss it but in this case it has some special interest, as both parties have nominated interesting running mates, to …
Thoughts on Conception and Abortion
This piece is different from most in that it's a guest piece, in this case by Lee Wilczynski, who back in the 1980's worked for a dealer for my family business. It's a very deep piece on these subjects, which are very controversial. Download Thoughts on Conception and Abortion Lee and I are products of …
When Two or Three Are Gathered Together…
The prayer above is a familiar one to those who recite the traditional Anglican liturgy. It comes at the end of our petitions (and not to forget the General Thanksgiving that goes with them) and is based on the following passage of Scripture: Again, I tell you that, if but two of you on earth …
Why We’re In the Mess We’re In Over Abortion
With "election season" (which actually started with the end of the last one) officially upon us, we need to stop and consider the biggest mess the Republican Party finds itself in: the hard pushback against making abortion illegal in any stage of pregnancy. With the Dobbs decision, I'm sure that many in the pro-life movement …
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Connecting the Dots on Bill Ayers and the Democrats
In the wake of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to suspend his campaign and endorse Donald Trump for President, his siblings issued the above statement. Evidently they in general and Chris Kennedy in particular have forgotten a few things. In 2010 Chris was involved in getting Bill Ayers denied emeritus status at the University of …
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The Suspension of RFK Jr.’s Campaign
Well, it's done now: https://www.youtube.com/live/9kPNOrwHOhQ?si=3ue3sb46L8bOHVq7&t=2956 His speech was one of the most interesting--if a little too lengthy--speeches of this campaign cycle. He hits our country's establishment on a number of fronts, especially the way his own party--the party of his uncles Jack and Teddy Kennedy and his father Bobby--relentlessly squeezed him out of the primary …
Why can’t the Church say ‘church’?—Unherd
Remember Consignia — that disastrous rebrand of the Post Office? It sounded more like a sexually transmitted disease or an obscure Roman battle than … Why can’t the Church say ‘church’?
Lights Out, Comrades
In 1988 my brother and I visited what was then the Soviet Union. Our intent was to sell them pile driving equipment for their offshore oil exploration, but before it was all over we acquired some valuable technology from them that has been useful both before and after my time in the family business. We …
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