The Week
Friday Palate Cleanser: Spectacular B&W Photos of New York City
5-24-2013 · From the Daily Mail, where there is more: Almost a million images of New York and its municipal operations have been made public for the first time on the internet.…
It’s the end of the world as we know it (and that’s great!)
5-24-2013 · More analysis on the future of the US, this time from Kevin Williamson over at the New York Post: Our key economic failings are in…
Reforming the Republic IV: Educate; Do Not Enstupidate[*]
5-24-2013 · Four interesting ideas on education reform, from Red State where there is more: Implementing a new Common Core of unenforceable and utterly ignored standards is not going…
Actions Still Speak Louder Than Words
5-24-2013 · When children get caught doing something they should not have done, most parents try to make sure the end result is that the child is actually sorry for the action and not simply sorry he…
Robert J. Samuelson Discusses Risk, Reality and America’s Future
5-24-2013 · Interesting analysis from Red State, where there is more: Back when I worked as an Operational Tester for Sam’s Army, I was at Ft. Campbell working in my data…
Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee
5-24-2013 · Got an email from Sojourners today. Raising money for the latest crusade, naturally. This one is about immigration, and the pitch is: Sojourners wants to buy ads on Pandora to counter FAIR’s hateful rhetoric. Will…
Why Men Have Stopped Singing In Church
5-24-2013 · Interesting stuff from the Church for Men blog: First, a very quick history of congregational singing. Before the Reformation, laypersons were not allowed to sing in church. Sacred music was performed by…
Cranmer on Slaughter of British Soldier on Streets of London
5-23-2013 · The Muslim Council of Britain rushed out a swift statement, washing its hands of the murder, repudiating utterly any link with Islam: “A barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this…
Yet Another Reason to Support Second Amendment Rights
5-23-2013 · When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. “Uh, I don’t have anybody to send out there,” the 911 dispatcher told the woman. “You know, obviously, if…
How my mother’s fanatical views tore us apart
5-23-2013 · Although she won’t think so, this is a devastating indictment of both Alice Walker and her ideology. From the Daily Mail, where there is more: My parents met and fell…
