Ok, I know it is Friday afternoon, and Halloween no less, but I wanted to respond to Ramesh Ponnuru’s note in the Corner. first let me state the following: – I think taxes are too high in Ohio. – I think spending is too high in Ohio government. – I agree philosophically with almost everything [...]
I wanted to follow up on the discussion of Philip Pullman and the His Dark Materials series below. In an article in The Weekly Standard entitled The Devil’s Party (no longer available online to my knowledge) Alan Jacobs discusses Pullman and his attempt to turn the Creation story on its head. Since it is no [...]
You can usually count on reporters at National Review to get the story right, or at least provide the context, but ocasionally they let their enthusiasm for conservatives get in the way of an accurate story. Ramesh Ponnuru’s comments today about events in Ohio are a good example. Let me note a couple of issues: [...]
Mark Butterworth is back and blogging atSunny Days in Heaven. If you have a lot of time on your hands and are of a philosophical bent, check out his ruminations on truth. Not everything is that deep, he also has links to silly songs and a comment on the NBA. Check it out.
Interesting Op-Ed in Today’s New York Times from Philip Pullman. Pullman is the author, most recently, of His Dark Materials Trilogy. He is something of the anti-C.S. Lewis. Despite being a writer of children’s fantasy, he is materialist and atheist of the strongest sort. It is this tension between realism and imagination that he contemplates [...]
Dave Matthews Some Devil. Gravedigger (acoustic version) is awesome. Click below for lyrics
Interesting Spectator (UK) article on Evolution. The author notes that the taboo against questioning evolution is beginning to break down and then outlines the arguments on the side of Intelligent Design and Neo-Darwinism. I was struck by her assertion that: “Perhaps the answer is that the whole battle could have been avoided if Darwinism had [...]
Ok, The Far Side by Gary Larson is not exactly a serious book with deep meaning and impact but his work is some of the funniest stuff on the planet. I have often been amazed at the humor Larson could create with a one panel cartoon. Michael Dirda of the Washington Post is a fan [...]
Today I conducted a 40 minute interview with a author of an upcoming sure to be bestseller. I went out and bought a digital recorder and a doohickie that allows you to record cell phone conversation. I tested the system prior to the interview and was ready to roll. I conducted the interview assuming that [...]
Continuing the theme from yesterday, it seems to me that the pathetic nature of the Democratic candidates for President has moved beyond right-wing humor to accepted fact. I mean when Zell Miller can’t find a candidate he can support in the primaries things have gotten ugly. The fact that Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich are [...]