Podcast: The American Way of Murder
Presidential assassinations and assassination attempts are an indication of deeply flawed political morality.
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Wednesday’s Child: Girl Talk
The gentle reader is aware by now of my fascination with “true crime,” as it was called when Britain ruled the waves.
Pope Leo and a Particular Issue
It is a peculiar feature of our culture that those outside the Catholic Church often appear acutely aware of the Church’s negative prescriptions on sexuality, if not the positive message they serve. Yet such matters are rarely mentioned in sermons at mass, to which the Church hopes eventually to welcome those currently outside it.
It is a peculiar feature of our culture that those outside the Catholic Church often appear acutely aware of the Church’s negative prescriptions on sexuality, if not the positive message they serve. Yet such matters are rarely mentioned in sermons at mass, to which the Church hopes eventually to welcome those currently outside it.
Dunnage as Sackcloth
This essay on Operation Eagle Claw appeared two years ago on this website.
Recently more than in times past, the month of April triggers some ominous memories that have become more vivid somehow with distance in time. I had relegated my memories of the events of Operation Eagle Claw (OEC) to my mind’s recesses after leaving the First Ranger Battalion for Special Forces (SF) in August of 1980 following the ill-fated mission that past April.
Aerobic Imperative
Marrying up can be a challenge. Wife-driven home remodeling and construction projects provide me with a steady stream of practical how-to questions. She is always at it.
Restoring My Faith in the SPLC
This noble organization is now under attack from bigots working for Donald Trump.
Wednesday’s Child: A Question of Upbringing
I never saw much point in parenthood when my firstborn arrived, anyway not until Nikolai was two or three years old, a bit younger than Vasily is now.
Podcast: The Victorian Age
The Victorian Age, though often depicted rigidly conservative and conventional, was actually a period of great cultural ferment, both revolution and counter-revolution
Greek I.36 REVIEW Lesson
Review vocabulary in Paragraph 553
Do assignments F-I and Exercises a and b
Then proceed to the reading lesson, learn the vocabulary and write out translation. Feel free to send me any or all of your exercises.
Dead Monkeys and the Living God
Sir Elton John has said that he would like to “ban religion completely” because it stirs up “hatred toward gay people.” Sir Elton probably does not hate all religion. Like so many giants of the entertainment industry, Elton John does not hate religion per se but only Christianity.
