Apr 30 2007
Given the choice of McCain, Guiliani, or Romney, I had whole-heartedly embraced Mitt Romney. I still think he would be a good candidate. But now I’m hearing more and more rumorings about Fred Thompson. To be honest, I don’t know much about him, but the more I hear, the more my interest get piqued.
Apr 27 2007
A marvelous passage from Edmund Burke’s Letter from the New to the Old Whigs (1791): A true natural aristocracy is not a separate interest in the state, or separable from it. It is an essential integrant part of any large body rightly constituted. It is formed out of a class of legitimate presumptions, which, taken [...]
Apr 26 2007
No, I don’t go that far. I’m not Catholic, remember? But I do want to take a moment to reflect on the several problems in a recent NYT piece: Off to Work She Should Go. To start, the article is just terrible; it is poorly written and boring to read. Maybe this author should leave [...]
Apr 26 2007
Last night, the Edmund Burke Society narrowly managed to avoid passing the resolution, Resolved: This House Prefers Urban America. Though this is a small victory for the paleo-cons in the Society, the closeness of the vote and the gist of many of the speeches were saddening. There were three main points I was trying to [...]
Apr 20 2007
OK, now there’s a title I’m betting no one who knows me would ever expect to see on this site. But take a look at this article in the NYT: Darfu Collides With Olympics, and China Yields. For a long while, China has resisted efforts to insert a peace-keeping force in Sudan, against the wishes [...]
Apr 08 2007
Every Easter I’m reminded of how much I disdain the commercialization of Easter. More so than that of Christmas. Not to justify it, but at least during Christmas even the secularized version of Christmas endorses giving, reconciliation, and the bringing together of peoples and families. Easter, however, doesn’t have the same effect. The most sacred [...]
Apr 06 2007
The University of Chicago is becoming more expensive, promiscuous, and darkish.
Apr 04 2007
On CNN.com this morning there is a video of a military recruiter telling someone to do a “gay voodoo jig.” CNN has labeled the video “Homophobic Recruiter.” Now, I don’t support the recruiter’s actions, but let me ask you something. What does “homophobic” mean? It means fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. There is a difference, [...]
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