I've had a long break from posting. My wife and I had a very restful time visiting her family in northern California over Thanksgiving (discounting two brutal road trips with a few hours of heavy traffic and two children in tow). While up there I slept about 10 hours a day. Upon our return I was immediately thrown into the end of the semester push (Final Exams less than two weeks away). To my regret, I was not as enterprising as this guy who sold ads on his tests. A few odds and ends: In other news, I've been really enjoying The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by … [Read more...] about Returning From Blog Hiatus
Archives for 2008
Gay Marriage and the California Courts
William McGurn is Vice President at News Corporation who writes speeches for CEO Rupert Murdoch. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, McGurn expresses concern for the judicial system seeking to interrupt or bypass democratically selected standards on morally disputed matters, such as the decision of the California Supreme Court to review the legality of Proposition 8. "The great achievement of our system was to create a political order where these great moral disputes, as a matter of policy, are left to the people -- … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage and the California Courts
Blacklisting of Yes on Proposition 8 People
Dr. Albert Mohler suggests that the blacklisting and persecution of Yes on Prop 8 individuals and organizations is a sign of things to come: The response of Hollywood is the temptation to blacklist anyone who supported Proposition 8 and to eliminate or marginalize their influence in liberal Hollywood. This response deserves a close look, for it almost surely represents the shape of the future when it comes to the issue of gay marriage. For some time now, many legal scholars and observers have warned that the issue of same-sex marriage represents one of the most coercive dynamics in our … [Read more...] about Blacklisting of Yes on Proposition 8 People
Fireproof Sizzles
My wife and I saw Fireproof this last weekend and found it to be simply outstanding. There are plenty of reasons why the movie is performing so well at the box office, in spite of precious little being spent on advertisement. The acting, plot, scripting, and just about everything was done very, very well. Check out the story. And this trailer: … [Read more...] about Fireproof Sizzles
Christopher Hitchens – Doug Wilson Debate Video
Tullian Tchividjian: On October 30, 2008, Scott Oliphant (Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary) hosted a lively, almost two-hour debate between atheist Christopher Hitchens (author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything) and Christian Douglas Wilson (author of Letter from a Christian Citizen) on the existence of God. The entire video is available for free viewing online. … [Read more...] about Christopher Hitchens – Doug Wilson Debate Video
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
Governor Mitt Romney in today's New York Times: IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.Read … [Read more...] about Let Detroit Go Bankrupt