Soon I felt a blogwatch form

Somewhere below my skin…

The Agitator: Can the government force you to advertise for your industry? Right now, yes. The Institute for Justice (cue trumpets) is trying to change that.

Amy Welborn: “Anyway, if you were going to explain the Immaculate Conception to someone who didn’t understand it, what would you say?” Lots of good stuff in the comments. More here–and again, check out the comments. Also, take a quiz!

Camassia has quite a bit of interesting stuff: Presents are Christian too!; why does the scapegoat escape?; the Harrowing of Hell.

And: Fixing San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. NYC and Philadelphia as models. Via Sursum Corda.