“For cause”

Via PalmTreePundit, Andy McCarthy asks a simple – and important – question about President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court: Forget Whether She Qualifies as a “Racist.” Would Judge Sotomayor Qualifiy as a Juror? Somewhat related: I hadn’t realized until this winter, when I was participating in a study group for The Truth Project, how [...]

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Quote of the day

From “Live Free or Die!” in the April 2009 Imprimis (a publication of Hillsdale College): Tyranny is always whimsical. – Mark Steyn He, of course, does not mean whimsical as in fun-loving or cheerful. He means… Oh, go read the article. Please, do. That tyranny is whimsical is a very important point – and constitutes one of [...]

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Not all in your head…

I have been leading something of a double life lately. I have been making severe edits in a novel I wrote before I converted to Christianity. It was too long, and a bit too complicated. And did I mention that I wrote it before I converted to Christianity? But I have also been pumping gas. [...]

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Plain Catholics / Plain resources

While following links around yesterday, I stumbled upon a blog called Plain Catholic in the Mountains. Although I knew there were “Plain” people other than Amish and Mennonite, I confess I didn’t know there were Plain Catholics, much less Plain Roman Catholics. (It made sense once I thought about it, but it hadn’t occurred to [...]

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7 Quick Takes

Joining with others in the 7 Quick Takes Friday round-up hosted by Conversion Diary: 1. In a quest to discover the heritage I was was not taught in public school or college, I have been reading lots of old books, with an emphasis on classics. I am currently reading The Three Musketeers. I have decidedly mixed feelings [...]

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Lesson in liberalism, for liberals

Lars Walker takes a look at liberalism, or what passes for it, then and now.

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Chesterton on anarchy in government

G.K. Chesterton held that governments were as capable of anarchy as people. From Eugenics and Other Evils (1922): A silent anarchy is eating out our society. I must pause upon the expression; because the true nature of anarchy is mostly misapprehended. It is not in the least necessary that anarchy should be violent; nor is [...]

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Today is…

… the 2009 National Day of Prayer in the United States.

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Which state where?

Map geeks, test your skills.

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More on I Promessi Sposi

Dewey’s Treehouse has information on newer editions of a nineteenth century Italian novel I reviewed here. Just to make it more fun, in addition to having to choose between translations, we now get to search for the book under yet a new title…

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