LIST OF BOOKS BANNED IN CUBA. Via Matt Welch. Read more

My only blogwatch is a listed crime… Lots of interesting stuff here, which is good, since I have very little time to blog at the moment…. The Agitator: Agitator vs. Ashcroft, a five-part series (that’s the kicker, but the previous posts are more important IMO), important for fans of federalism. Amygdala: The UN’s military record; Balkinization: The Pledge of Allegiance and civil Deism. Extra-short version of my take on things: I really, really dislike civil Deism, and would give up... Read more

“Since this is so important, sisters, let us strive to get to know ourselves better and better, even in the very smallest matters, and take no notice of all the fine plans which come crowding into our minds when we are at prayer, and which we think we will put into practice and carry out for the good of our neighbours in the hope of saving just one soul. If our later actions are not in harmony with those plans,... Read more

AMY WELBORN ON WAR AND THE POPE. Go, read. Read more

Then I saw her face Now I’m a blogwatcher… After Abortion: Emily’s take on the I’mNotSorry site, in which women talk about their abortions and recount the reasons they are, as you might have guessed, not sorry. I’ve read big swathes of the site and had much the same reaction. Body and Soul: I have only the vaguest memories of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” (I think I liked Henrietta), but this tribute is definitely the best thing I’ve seen about Fred... Read more

FOG!!! This is one of the funniest philosophy-joke things I’ve seen. Even though I’m slowly revving up a post about philosophy’s relevance to life, and stuff, I cannot help but link this hilarious bit of evidence to the contrary. Via Matthew Yglesias’s comments box. Read more

JOSEPH CORNELL. Awesome. Via AgendaBender. Read more

WAR NEWS LINKS: One of the reasons I’ve been, and still am, so conflicted about war with Iraq is that I read a lot of stuff from bloggers on all sides. Here are some sources I’ve found invaluable in figuring out what the $#@! is actually, you know, going on out there. Anti-War: Body and Soul–the anti-war InstaPundit Dear Raed Unqualified Offerings Pro-War: InstaPundit–the linkmaster Oxblog Regions of Mind (I think he’s pro-war? Anyway, his news links are extremely helpful)... Read more

A READER ASKED to what extent the Vatican’s anti-war stance has influenced my thinking. It’s a tough question really. There are three aspects of my response: 1) I do believe war, to be justified, must fulfill the Catholic just-war criteria. I’ve blogged previously about the just-war problems with Mutually Assured Destruction a.k.a. nuclear deterrence; I’m pretty confused as to what to do with those problems, though. In other respects I think war on Iraq might well fulfill all criteria, although,... Read more

I remember a blogwatch sleeping next to me Riding on the Metro… A World Connected is sponsoring a lecture tour on globalization by Cato’s Tom Palmer. Looks very cool. Find out when he’s coming to your town! (Via The Agitator.) Matthew Yglesias: Snort! For the record, hunger is when you feel like somebody’s hollowed out your insides, and sleepiness is when your eyelids feel heavy and your thinking-thing feels like someone is trying to smother it with a wet towel.... Read more