Rerum Novarum

Points to Ponder: Every age has its heresies, and the one to watch in the nuclear age is that which ends by venerating life at the expense o...

Diary from the Road (Bob Geldof) Considering some of what I will be saying about the man in the coming days (possibly tomorrow time-willing)...

Miscellaneous Threads Worth Reviewing: (On Senator Hillary Clinton) Senator Clinton is reaching an important point in her campaign. As we ha...

Points to Ponder: (From William F. Buckley Jr.) Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. I would like t...

William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82 (Breitbart) The above article is a fine retrospective of the life of one of the foundations of the modern ...

Go Ralph Go!!!

Mike Huckabee kills two birds with one stone pointing out here that he is both an opportunist and also that many pro lifers are geopolitica...

Notification of Several Upcoming Post Projects: [Prefatory Note: This posting was drafted on January 3, 2008 (and lightly tweaked today) i...

Miscellaneous Musings: Three bits briefly as that is all I have time for at the moment... Communist Totalitarian Murderer Stepping Down Ther...

Kevin Tierney in this thread shows three factors which I believe are important in any attempt to discuss an issue on which principled posit...

Points to Ponder: (On Perceived "Allies", "Adversaries", and Striving For Objectivity In Our Assessments of Others) It i...

I have not said much on the inevitable{1}nomination of Senator John McCain yet for the Republicans but President Bush claiming that conserva...

Miscellaneous Threads Worth Reviewing: -40F Bitter Cold, Whiteouts Hit Upper Midwest, East... Chill Map... Fairbanks has coldest temps in ei...

Boulder: Impeach Bush? (Rocky Mountain News) If ever a snapshot of why I hold the hippie contingent in such derision was needed, the above l...

Miscellaneous Musings: (Part Deux) It is rare that two posts of this type are made in the same day but the earlier posting was six days in ...

Points to Ponder: The message at the end of the day is vote, if you care enough to bitch and moan about my endorsement of Senator McCain you...

Miscellaneous Musings: There is a lot to cover but at the moment I want to touch on these bits... --It seems appropriate in light of the rea...

Points to Ponder: (In Remembrance) "We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thru...

Points to Ponder: (On the So-Called "Recession" and Common Sense Economic Stimulation) If we are headed into a recession, these pr...

Walter E. Williams is on target overall (as usual) with his analysis of the subprime bailout