Among all the chatter and opinionating over the last few weeks about the Ground Zero Mosque and the supposed ugly “Islamophobia” that lurks just beneath the civilized veneer of those of us who think it shouldn’t be built there, a couple of worthy gems stand out. If you don’t read anything else, check out Jonah […]
Breaking News The official launch of the Sarah Palin book is not until September 21. But I hear from a friend that he received a message from Amazon today letting him know that his pre-order of the book had shipped. That means those of you who were kind enough to pre-order the book should be […]
It’s been gratifying to witness the liberal punditocracy’s sudden and spectacular embrace of freedom of religion sparked by the plan to build an Islamic mosque near the “Ground Zero” site of the 9/11 attacks. Historically, their primary use for the First Amendment was to cite the Freedom of Speech clause when defending pornographers or flag […]
As usual, Michael Ramirez puts a 1,000 word essay in single picture: This is what I’m saying.
I’m referring to growing opposition to the Obama-Reid-Pelosi war on the job creating class. Finally, after being a kid in the late 60s; a pro-Reagan square in the 80s; and a supporter of many aspects of the global war on terror since 9/11; I finally get to be a peace-nik. “Woo-hoo! Peace now!” I’m calling […]
After spending a few days with my folks in Oklahoma, I had a good 12 hours at home (seven of which I spent sleeping) before flying out to Santa Fe for four days of work on a new project. It’s work. But it’s very pleasant work. I’m staying in a guest house on a mountainside […]
I rambled back up U.S. 75/69 today to check in on my folks. Church with them tomorrow. A Dr. appointment for dad on Monday. Then home in time to catch a plane to Santa Fe Tuesday morning for a meeting. I’ll report in sporadically. In the meantime, check out Ed Driscoll’s thoughtful piece on the […]
(via BoingBoing) The folks at Maximedia have created some awesome fake ads for companies like YouTube and Skype in the classic “retro-future” style I love so much. Check the others out here.
Today if your sole sources of news are traditional, “mainstream” outlets like the big television networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), big newspapers (NYT, WaPo, LA Times) or smaller papers dependent on wire services like AP and Reuters (almost all of them) you are almost certainly simultaneously uninformed and misinformed. “Uninformed” because there are important news stories […]
In the post below, I mentioned John Piper’s concept of “the debtor’s ethic”–the subtle, seductive tendency for genuine heartfelt gratitude to God to metastasize into something spiritually unhealthy. That “something” is usually the impulse to pay God back or to want to feel you’ve done your bit to earn some additional future blessing. It’s an […]
