In an effort to reawaken the idea of what it means to be a conservative and to give a gentle reminder to those who have forgotten, I would like to attempt a short summary. In doing so, I tuse four sections: Politics, Culture, Religion, and Philosophy. ♦Politics♦ The foundation of modern conservatism finds its roots [...]

Tags: Conservatism

I really, really want someone to collect all songs which were ever in the Top 40 for every year going back as far as available, to computer-analyze them by pitch, tone, beat, pace, time signature, length, etc., to graph these trends, and to superimpose that graph on a timeline of major historical events. Given that [...]

Tags: Blegs, Music, Society

Something I often tried to explain to others about Mitt Romney was that his greatest asset was, in a way, his greatest weakness. And that asset is that he isn’t a politician; he is a businessman. Unfortunately, that meant that in trying to become a politician, he just went down the old party checklist and [...]

Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics

Great passage from the chapter on Nikephoros Blemmydes in Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought: Those whose business lies with material production naturally contribute the usual proportion of their produce (or commute it in accordance with the judgment of the authorities). But those whose studies lie with speech and truth, should produce [...]

Tags: Philosophy, Theology

The idea of mediating my prayers to God, particularly through the request of intercession by one or more of His holy saints with whom He is in communion, has long left me at unease. I pray to no god but the Lord my God, and He hears all my prayers. I ask for guidance from [...]

Tags: Theology

I tip my hat in thanks to John Savage at Brave New World Watch for picking this blog for the Excellent Blog Award. I’m particularly grateful seeing as I had removed his blog from my blogroll after reading some of his opinions on race and race relations. While I still disagree with those opinions, I [...]

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The overarching theme of the selected writings of Irenaeus to Ambrose is that of the early Christian church’s attempt, through the works of its first theologians and bishops, to reconcile Christian teaching with the conceptions of civic justice at the time. Whether of military service, private property, capital punishment, or slavery, these questions had pressing [...]

Tags: Theology