Saturday, October 22, 2005

Throwing in the kitchen sink (but not yet the towel)

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A lot of random noise swirling around the case against Tom DeLay, much of it being generated by the criminal defendant himself. This Reuters...

Adding Suburban Guerilla to the Blogroll

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Susie Madrak has a post at Suburban Guerilla that is worth reading, if you haven't found it at Rude Pundit already. She has a an e-mail ...

For want of a blue guitar

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"Erin Brockovich." "North Country." "Silkwood." "Norma Rae." Hollywood likes to make movies about un...
Friday, October 21, 2005

Opening boxes at the store

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which gives me time for only two quick observations. John Gibson's new book is here: The WAR on Christmas , which tells me that: "...

"The real hopelessness that is driving this strike

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at Guantanmo is that they [the 'detainees'] have no idea when, if ever, justice will be done for them." Julia Tarver, attorney ...

"We Can't Put it Together; It Is Together"

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Much of our expectation about life and even reality is shaped by our culture. Culturally, we are Western Europeans, which means we are shape...

The trial by press release continues

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and the motive goes public : The defense later Thursday asked Judge Bob Perkins to step aside and for the trial to be moved out of Travis Co...

The curious results

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of a "real" on-line poll. Published in the Wall Street Journal , no less. The online survey of 2,242 U.S. adults found an overwhe...

So, the first question is

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how "top" is "top"? "There was a systematic failure at all levels of government to understand the magnitude of the ...
Thursday, October 20, 2005

Reading between the lines

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A minor point, since Holden actually brought it to my attention, but read this AP article carefully, and what do you see? DeLay has denied ...

An object lesson

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in the problem of " faith based charities ": When Katrina evacuees started arriving from New Orleans, St. Paul Missionary Baptist ...

Hallowe'en and other urban legends

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I was going to go to Snopes anyway, to find something about the topic of "poisoned candy" and "razor bladed apples" with...

Speaking of apples, corps, and corpses....

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This is starting to gather attention . I heard this morning on NPR "headlines" (so no link at npr.org) that Australian TV had broa...

Bobbing for Apples

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The "rotten apples" meme has always been a way to dodge responsibility. But it's still true: a fish rots from the head, and a ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Act of God?

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Obviously, when we say that, we mean it in the legal sense: an act beyond the control or responsibility of any person or persons. An act for...
Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Justice and the Kingdom

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Dostoevsky's question is a product of 19th century Europe . And the curious thing about the 19th century concern with "losing God...

I'm still waiting for an answer:

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Why does Michael Chertoff still have a job? As Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on Aug. 29, Michael D. Brown, then director of the F...

(But how is the kingdom of God like that?) Part 3

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So, I'm teaching " The Death of Ivan Ilych " to my Freshman English class, and, as is my wont, puzzling them with questions fr...
Monday, October 17, 2005

How Concrete is the Kingdom....?

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Birth castrates some Owners castrate others There are also those who castrate themselves for the kingdom of God John Dominic Crossan, The Es...

Run, Forrest, run!

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If this information is true and can be trusted: On Oct. 3, the day the Miers nomination was announced, Mr. Dobson and other religious conser...