James Patrick, R.I.P.
We have received news from Jerry Brock of the death of our friend and colleague James Patrick.
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Two Years of the Ukraine War: Why Biden Is the Worst President
You are 30 minutes from a Russian nuclear bomb detonating over your head and atomizing you and your family. And the risk of that rising sharply the past two years is why Biden is by far the worst president in U.S. history.
The Dark Age of the Church
Between the death of Louis II (in 875) and the coronation of Otto the Great as Emperor (in 962), Italy was in a state of constant disruption as various pretenders attempted to make good their claims to the throne of Italy or, more tenuously, to the Empire. Louis II, son of Emperor Lothair I had been the legitimate heir of Charlemagne.
Wednesday’s Child: Slaves to Fashion
It occurs to me that while “The Politics of Fashion” is common pabulum for talk shows and women’s magazines, nobody writes on “The Fashion of Politics.” Yet it’s a serious subject worth exploring.
Apology
I need to apologize for the tardiness of posts and sometimes sloppy editing. I failed to bring my laptop to Italy and had to rely on an old creaky iPad, and, when I returned, I am still in the same leaky boat, since thieves broke into our house and stole, among more precious valuables, my laptop. Alas, my desktop appears to be on its last legs, and the new laptop will not arrive for a week or so.
The LA Times in Death Throes Attacks Pro-Life Republican
As it heads toward the media graveyard, it’s smearing Rep. Michelle Steel, a crucial conservative Republican vote in the House.
Darkest Before The Dawn
Italy in the 9th and 10th centuries descended into disorder. And the Eastern Empire once again flexes its muscles.
Wednesday’s Child: In All but Name
When the hero is a martyr to boot, first tortured for months on end and finally speared by the tyrant’s own hand, a timeless vista opens on the struggle of good and evil. It’s the stuff of the vitae of Christian saints, pure and simple.
