Podcast: Blind Faith in Science
Science is not the problem but the blind faith in science that is the religion of Secularism.
Category: Feature
A Christmas Story of Anterus Smith, as told to Chad Rayson, Part III
“How about a Bible story, kiddies?”
The children were overjoyed to escape from their monotonous captivity, and their mother was too beaten down to impose her will. Down from the loft they plummeted, stumbling on the steps of the ladder, like three half-grown squirrels on the first day of spring. Evelina started to send them back up but stopped
Announcement: Return to Work
My absence from Fleming.Foundation was initially due to Christmas and the arrival of two our our children, but the prolongation of inertia was the result of an intestinal disease that left most of the family fairly wasted. It matches pretty well the classic symptoms of a noro-virus. The departure of the virus–and the children–has made it possible to return to my labors
Sophocles’ Ajax: The Struggle Over the Corpse
The end of the Ajax is a rhetorical battle over the corpse of Ajax, and, though it is a war of words, it is no less serious than the Homeric conflicts over the battle and armour of a fallen hero. The basic antagonists are three: Teucer, the two Atridae (who make much the same argument, though Agamemnon is more reasonable, perhaps because he is dealing with Odysseus), and Odysseus. Rather than summarize the scene, I’d like to leave it up to the readers to give their response to the following questions: First, what is the nub of each set of...
The Trump Administration: An Early Assessment
A real historical view of Donald Trump’s one term in the White House will require the passage of considerable time. Assuming intelligent history is still being written twenty years from now, not an entirely safe assumption, the emphasis will probably be on Trump’s role, positive or negative, in the degeneration of American society that is the main theme of our time.
Oobla Dee Oobla Da, Life Goes On Even Without Trump
It’s time to dry our eyes, take a deep breath, and bear our burdens cheerfully.
Wednesday’s Child: Witness to History
The other day I stumbled on a Reuters news report from some time back, which cited police sources in Rostov-on-Don, a city in the south of Russia with a population of one million. According to the case docket, a fight broke out between two men who were standing in line in a grocery store, whereupon one of them drew a gun and shot the other.
Sophocles’ Ajax, Introduction Part II: Principal Characters and the Form
Aias (Ajax) is a prominent character in the Iliad. He is the cousin of Achilles and half-brother of Teucer. He is most conspicuous for his athletic strength and unremitting valor in defense. Sometimes thought of by readers as a bit of a dumb ox, he is praised for his prudence by Hector and is among the small group chosen to take part in the embassy to persuade Achilles to return to the battle.
Surviving the Election, a Cheering Podcast
In the conflict between Fraud and Megalomania, sensible Americans would do well to cheer up and go about their everyday business, take a vacation, read a book…..
