Month April 2005

Sue and I were walking down the street in L.A. when she saw a newspaper stand with a free well-designed glossy paper called Epoch Times. I scanned the front page, saw an odd headline about the collapse of the Communist…

VT: Sanders to replace Jeffords?. Here are my first thoughts about who will replace Jeffords. Independent Bernie Sanders has wanted to run for the senate for years. I expect him to do so and win. Bernie Sanders is a long…

 From D.J. Mitchell A friend of mine told me he’s seen a bumper sticker: Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don’t.   That indeed would seem to be the fallacy in traditional pacifism. It is…

Tradition and orthodoxy will surely be the hallmarks of the new pontificate. Benedict not only condemns homosexuality as “an intrinsic moral evil” but also has suggested that Catholic altars should face east, to Jerusalem. As John Paul’s “enforcer” on matters…