…as Frank Beckwith adroitly points out. In his comboxes, the best a proponent of Obama’s tyranny can do in argument for his position is to say, in essence, “We have the power to make you crawl. So there.” Pure might-makes-right worship of the state. Some liberalism. Read more

Your fifth grader will not be socialized into playing “rape tag”. Read more

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…the best foreign policy money can buy. Get ready for more rhetoric encouraging the deathless neoconservative faith in the Immaculate Conception of the State of Israel and its preservation from all sin, both original and actual. Meanwhile, in the reality-based community, Israel is just another secular nation-state, not a royal priesthood or a holy nation somehow immune from the corrupting forces that afflict all other secular nation states. To believe otherwise is a particularly dangerous human tradition. Read more

…at Signs and Shadows *and* at Ignitum Today. Check thou him out! Read more

…for hiring Pat Deneen! Gotta give kudos when they do good. It’s only fair. Read more

…makes capitalism and the entertainment industry look like a monastery of saintly virtue. And on a related note… 1351 From the very beginning Christians have brought, along with the bread and wine for the Eucharist, gifts to share with those in need. This custom of the collection, ever appropriate, is inspired by the example of Christ who became poor to make us rich: Those who are well off, and who are also willing, give as each chooses. What is gathered... Read more

So Cynthia Nixon, an apostle of post-modern hedonism and sometime actress, decided to be a lesbian. Should be smooth sailing, right? As we know, there is no greater or more wonderful thing that homosexuality, according to our Manufacturers of Culture, so she should be receiving universal huzzahs. Except there is a problem. You see, the standard language used to describe the process of declaring oneself to be a practicing homosexual is to “come out”. The narrative that lies behind that... Read more

An atheist troll writes in my comboxes: “My name is Legion: for we are many.” My reply: “My name is Exorcist and you are expelled from my blog.” Golden opportunities like that don’t come along every day. Read more

at 8:20 PM EST. It’s on Sirius XM. You can go here to find out more about the show. Read more