Devon, PA.… Cursed with a lousy city newspaper rife with good coupons, I sat down with my coffee this morning to read Karen Heller’s latest column, “What? Birth Control? Again?” You can read it here. What follows is a
Religious Liberty?
by Patrick J. Deneen . 2 Comments
Vast and even incalculable quantities of ink have already been spilled over the issue of the HHS mandate that religious organizations purchase contraception as part of their compliance with the Obama health… [more]
The Bar Jester Says, “Valentine’s Day Can Kiss My …”
by Jason Peters . 4 Comments
Rock Island, IL
Valentine’s Day, though it is a day of obligation, is not a high holy day in the Bar Jester economy (at least as far as he’s concerned). Mind you: the conventions get followed.… [more]
Driving Around the Panopticon
by Adam K. Webb . 1 Comments
Plenty of space, I concluded with a glance at the approaching headlights in my left mirror. I let the clutch out smoothly and started what felt like a routine merge out of the service area. Scarcely… [more]
In Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being, the character Tomas is an inveterate womanizer, a man who takes notes on the particular physical differences, however minute, of the women he seduces. He is light, and free, and must find…
If you think you may legitimately enjoy the physical benefits of a place while dwelling in the airy regions of judgment above it, you’d better think again.
Kearneysville, WV.… As this election cycle grinds on, and as Washington prepares for CPAC’s 2012 event, each Republican candidate continues to claim that he best represents the conservative ideal. In this on-going contest over a word, the various contenders have
“Dexia” is not a word familiar to most Americans, and if told that it is a French bank in need of a fresh bailout, the knowledge would likely elicit no more than a yawn. Interest might increase, however, if they…
There’s nothing the smell of this can’t solve.
Holland, MI…
The recent dispute between Joe Carter over at First Things and various occupants of the Porch has already received a good deal of attention, but also demonstrated a regrettable level of talking past one another. This, in no
Newt Gingrich is a master of righteous indignation although he’s far better at being indignant than being righteous. What’s going on with conservative Christians?
You must change your life.
Lucky me, to be invited to try the beta version of Google’s newest and coolest app — Séance!
After a quick download and install, I wasted no time in launching my first “collaboration,” picking three figures from the spirit world:…
