Competition: The Good, the Bad, and the Capitalist

Last updated on: October 19, 2011 at 9:44 am By Henry Karlson

A very common argument used to defend a purely capitalistic system, one free from regulations, is to suggest that this provides the means for competition, and competition is needed in order for society to improve itself. Competition provides the incentive for innovation, and without innovation, society would stagnate and we would end up in an ever-worsening condition as we try to hold on to the past which cannot last. Therefore, the best way forward is to promote capitalism, and despite... Read more

The Questions They Didn’t Ask

Last updated on: October 18, 2011 at 8:34 am By David Cruz-Uribe

Last week, as part of my application to enter the diaconate, I had to undergo an extensive battery of psychological tests. This included several multiple choice tests, a written self-narrative in response to a series of questions, and two projective psychological tests (e.g., the Rohrshach test). One interesting feature of the exam is that the examiner (a clinical psychologist) had to review the self-narrative with me, and for a fixed list of questions required me to answer them again orally. ... Read more

Quote of the Week: Aleksei Khomiakov

Last updated on: October 18, 2011 at 7:06 am By Henry Karlson

Our words, if I dare say so, are not the light of Christ, but His shadow on earth. Blessed are those who, contemplating this shadow on the fields of Judaea, could divine the heavenly light of Tabor. This light shines constantly for the Church. But it is revealed only through the shadows of matter, for our language is wholly material, not only in form but also in almost all its origins, whatever it may be in its principle. If the... Read more

Is Limbaugh defending mass murder, rape, and sexual slavery?

Last updated on: October 17, 2011 at 10:17 am By Morning's Minion

It seems like a caricature, but this transcript is very real. I thought we had reached the nadir of faux-conservative depravity when Jack Abramoff and Tom Delay were busy defending the evil practices of their clients on the Northern Mariana islands, practices that included forced prostitution and forced abortion. But this is a lot worse. Rush Limbaugh actually defends the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, on the grounds that they are “Christian”: “Lord’s Resistance Army are Christians. It means God. I was... Read more

A Study Of “On The Character of Men And the Virtuous Life”: Part XXXVI.

Last updated on: October 17, 2011 at 10:05 am By Henry Karlson

Introduction and Part II “The soul is in the world because it is begotten; but the intellect transcends the world, because it is unbegotten. The soul which understands the world and wishes to be saved constantly reflects upon this as her inviolable rule: the time for combat and testing is now, and it is not possible to bribe the Judge, and a man’s soul may either be saved or lost through some small and shameful indulgence.”[1] “On earth God has... Read more

Louis Dupre on American Religion

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 7:02 pm By Brett Salkeld

OK, I know that most of this talk is about something else (The Christian Identity of Europe), but I know that very few people have time to watch this whole video (though it is interesting in its own right). But the last give and take in he Q & A is really interesting (actually the whole Q & A is good). Someone (Jean-Luc Marion?) asks a question at 1:18 that I think will be of interest to Vox Nova readers.... Read more

Two Cartoons and a Resolution

Last updated on: October 15, 2011 at 9:46 am By David Cruz-Uribe

Bill Mauldin was one of the great political cartoonists of the 20th century. Starting as a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes during World War II, he was beloved for his cartoons about Willy and Joe, two common GIs whose “adventures” accurately mirrored the problems, hopes and dreams of the soldiers around him. Less well known are the cartoons he drew in the immediate postwar period. He angrily attacked the bigotry and hypocrisy that he found back in America. A favorite... Read more

Arvo Part: Fratres

Last updated on: October 13, 2011 at 11:44 pm By Mark DeFrancisis

Violinist Vadim Repin and pianist Nikolai Lugansky perform this seminal work of the Estonian composer Arvo Part. Enjoy! Read more

The connection nobody is making

Last updated on: October 13, 2011 at 5:24 pm By Morning's Minion

When I first heard that Iran was being accused of attempting to assassinate a Saudi diplomat on US soil, I immediately thought of the Letelier case. I thought everybody would jump on this comparison, but nobody did. To recap: in 1976, Pinochet had Orlando Letelier, Allende’s ambassador to the United States, murdered in Washington DC. It was a particularly nasty car bomb on Sheridan circle, an area I pass daily. The repercussions for Chile and the Pinochet government? None. Pinochet was still... Read more