Friday Highlights

Hmm. Interesting?

• Russia: “Six Years Without the Children” September 2, 2010
  By Veronica Khokhlova Two more posts from Beslan - here and here (RUS) - by Marina Litvinovich (LJ user abstract2001): “Six years without the children… Six years without the truth…” […]
  Veronica Khokhlova
• Ersatz immorality September 2, 2010
  Bill Vallicella comments on Christopher Hitchens and death. […]
  Patrick Chan
• This made my day September 2, 2010
  A note from a reader:I just wanted to say thanks for the work you do.  You do much heavy lifting.  It helps Catholics like me to see more clearly through the fog.  The intellectual warfare that you engage in is difficult and dirty in our fallen world.  Thanks and may God continue to bless you.Thank you for the encouraging words. Although oft used, this Chest […]
  Carl Olson
• An old woman knitting in the street in Pushcha Vodytsya: September 2, 2010
  An old woman knitting in the street in Pushcha Vodytsya: […]
  noreply@blogger.com (Veronica Khokhlova)
• Darwinian Inspiration September 2, 2010
  9/11 prompted Richard Dawkins and others to bemoan the harmful effects of religion. One of those was alleged to be the tendency for "religious wars." Of course the Crusades have been mentioned as quintessential examples. Over time this blogger and many commenters at Telic Thoughts posted historic examples of nations being led into war by atheists o […]
  Bradford
• Obama Administration Considering Payroll Tax Holiday September 2, 2010
  The White House economic team is reportedly considering pushing for a second stimulus comprised of "tax breaks" for businesses -- including a possible $300 billion payroll tax holiday, and a $100 billion extension of an R&D tax credit. The Washington Post reports: The staff-level discussions are in preliminary stages. But with the unemployment […]
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• Posted without comment September 2, 2010
  Related posts...Arizona: Enemy of FederalismArizona burningGeography, Politics, and Arrogance […]
  E.D. Kain
• The Secular Man and the Christian Man September 2, 2010
  Many Orthodox writers have spoken about the nature of the secular world, the defining form of our modern world. I take some opportunity to make comparison between the secular man and the Christian. The secular man may believe that there is a God, but he also believes that the situation and outcome of the world are dependent upon the actions of human beings. […]
  fatherstephen
• Deranged People With Guns September 2, 2010
  What’s next?  An animal rights suicide bomber at the Bronx Zoo? Our tendency is to try to read some larger meaning into the bizarre story of James Lee, the paradoxically anti-human humanist—saving us from ourselves by making sure there aren’t any more selves—who held hostages at gun point. His target? The Discovery Channel! His goal? Games shows designed to […]
  R.R. Reno
• The Coming Landslide and Mushy Libertarianism September 2, 2010
  Political analyst Larry Sabato has penned a piece on the upcoming Republican landslide. There is little in it that I disagree with. The Republicans are expected to make major gains in the Senate and the House. They are expected to take the House and possibly the Senate as well.Sabato says the GOP may pick up 47 seats in the House and are likely to gain 8 Sen […]
  CLS
• Cash for Clunkers September 2, 2010
  One of my Harvard colleagues recommends this critique. […]
  Greg Mankiw
• A Mormon Perspective on the Beck Rally September 2, 2010
  “Where we disagree we should try to put the best possible construction on the position of the other, while never trimming the truth,” wrote Fr. Neuhaus, “That will become more important as Mormons become more of a presence, both in this country and the world.” I was reminded of Neuhaus’s wise words after some of the feedback I received on my posts about Glen […]
  Joe Carter
• He Must Be a Right-Winger; He Used "Immigration" In a Sentence September 2, 2010
  He was a rabid environmentalist.  He considered babies "parasitic human infants", and wanted all "pro-birth" programs to push "stopping human birth".  He was extremely anti-war, and equated having more humans with more war.  He considered civilization "filth", and its religious roots "disgusting". And ThinkPr […]
  Doug Payton
• This year's Freshman Seminar September 2, 2010
  My freshman seminar starts today.  Here are the books we are reading this year:The Worldly Philosophers, by Robert Heilbronr Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets, by John McMillanThinking Strategically, by Avinash Dixit and Barry NalebuffCapitalism and Freedom, by Milton FriedmanEquality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff, by Arthur OkunNudge, […]
  Greg Mankiw
• russia's new jet coming to america September 2, 2010
  The Associated PressMOSCOW – Producers of Russia's new regional passenger aircraft, the Sukhoi Superjet, said Thursday that a leading U.S. leasing firm has committed to buy six aircraft and has an option for four more.Superjet International and Willis Lease Finance Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of six aircraft and an […]
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