Well, folks are talking, “hypothetically” of course, about how to pull the Miers nomination. As I write, rumors of a withdrawal don’t seem to be reflected in the market at Newsfutures, which puts her chances at 48%. This is higher than it was earlier last week. For a different measure, check […]
Via Prager, here’s another interesting perspective on Iraq from a liberal, William Shawcross (author of Allies: Why the West had to Remove Saddam). His recent article, “Peace is Not the Answer” focuses on the right question. Are we fighting evil in Iraq? Opponents of the war should be asked this simple, […]
I need to add another book to my must read list. This one was suggested by James Wiser and prompted by a discussion about originalism on this post at his site.
It’s Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution by Jaroslav Pelikan. There are no customer reviews, but the editorial review at Amazon says:
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There are dozens of positive reasons to homeschool. The student/teacher ratio can’t be beat, and no other teacher will ever know or care for a child the way a parent does. Whenever someone learns that we homeschool, the first reaction is inevitably “What about socialization?” It happens so often, that most homeschoolers […]
Michael Rubin wrote in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday about the good news you aren’t hearing from Iraq. Not just individual stories, but big picture stuff:
Objective indicators show that Iraqis have confidence that did not exist prior to liberation. According to an Aug. 16, 2002, commentary in […]
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh said on Meet the Press last Sunday that rather than bother Crown Prince Abdullah with a pesky request for cooperation in the Khobar Towers bombing, Bill Clinton used an official meeting with the Saudi ruler to solicit a private contribution to his Presidential Library instead. That is Bill […]
According Newsfutures (a predictive market), Harriet Miers’ chances of becoming Justice Miers in 2005 have fallen in recent days to 29%. So, maybe there is hope after all. Maybe our system is allowing the wisdom of the crowd to overtake the groupthink.
Our family is excited about the Narnia movie coming out in 51 days. That’s one reason I’ve been spending more time with my copy of The Essential C.S. Lewis lately, hence the theme in my last few posts and comments. Friday night I ran across a passage that prompts this question: What do […]
Neil commented on Fishkite:
And what’s all this ‘kingdom’ stuff, anyhow? To me, New Testament discussions of the ‘kingdom’ show that the primary characteristic of that phrase is its proclivity to be misunderstood. The Apostles thought Christ was going to drive out the Romans and establish an Earthly Kingdom.
Exactly. There seems to […]
The President’s Weekly Radio Address is generally a waste of time, no matter who is in the office. But, today’s is important and worth your attention (listen):
The terrorists know their only chance for success is to break our will and force us to retreat. The al Qaeda letter points to Vietnam as […]
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