There are two different philosophies of what to do on vocation [Freudian slip, as you noticed: I meant “vacation”]. My approach has always been to see things, do things, learn things, rushing from one fun activity to another. My wife’s approach is to do nothing,
As America embraces European-style social democracy–that is, semi-socialism–Europeans are embracing conservative politics and economic policies. At least that’s what the results of this weekend’s European Union parliament are suggesting: Conservatives raced toward victory in some of Europe’s largest economies Sunday as initial results and exit
People in Saudi Arabia’s capital went to the movies for the first time in thirty years. Islamic clerics shut down the movie theaters, considering them decadent and un-Islamic, but King Abdullah has just opened them as part of his modernizing reforms. OK, women were not
Saturday was D-Day! Thousands of men died on those beaches to put an end to the Nazi government we have been talking about. That is what Romans 13 is about: Governments, ours and our allies, loving and serving their neighbors (virtually all of Europe under
Arkansas, Indiana, Nevada and Virginia will no longer allow you to smile for your driver’s license picture. It seems that smiling throws off facial recognition technology used to detect fraudulent licenses. Residents in these states will have to display “neutral facial expressions.” So smiling heightens
The Wall Street Journal reports White House Set to Appoint a Pay Czar: The Obama administration plans to appoint a “Special Master for Compensation” to ensure that companies receiving federal bailout funds are abiding by executive-pay guidelines, according to people familiar with the matter. The
The Bonhoeffer post the other day provoked some fine, fine discussion on whether or not Roman 13 forbids all resistance to civil authority. The ideas expressed on both sides were thoughtful, showing genuine wrestling with a difficult issue. I wonder if we could factor into
Liberal mainline Protestants are shrinking in number, even though one would think that their moral permissiveness and leftwing political activism would make them fashionable again. So these denominations are turning to advertising: Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of
The only major American auto company not owned by the state–that would be Ford–is doing amazingly well: Ford continued to pinch business from its struggling crosstown rivals last month, increasing its share of the U.S. auto market to its highest percentage in three years. The
Why we shouldn’t send Guantanamo prisoners into American jails. From Michelle Malkin » The jihadi virus in our jails: After a year-long investigation launched by the Bush administration, the feds cracked down on a ring of murder-minded black Muslim jailhouse converts preparing to bomb two
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