Category Archives: Social (or, "what are these people thinking?")

I’m not sure about the Latin

November 26, 2008 – 6:36 am

but VDH has some good, if random ideas about the current state of the country. Read Ten Random, Politically Incorrect Thoughts and see if you agree.
5. California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited so much natural wealth and bounty from […]

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Do you know your basic civics?

November 24, 2008 – 9:30 am

And I do mean basic. This is really shameful.
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better?
Wow. Take the quiz here.
(to be fair, I missed 5 - 3 because I really didn’t know, and 2 […]

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Transformative Diplomacy?

September 15, 2008 – 5:38 am

In this fascinating article on foreign policy, Joshua Muravchik examines the past 100 years or so of foreign policy decision (don’t worry, it’s not comprehensive - would I do that to you?) and looks at some of the major decisions that have had an impact on current policy.
Specifically as it relates to the arguments surrounding […]

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Memory Eternal

September 11, 2008 – 9:42 pm

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church, aka The Third Tower, just minutes before the tower collapsed on it. This is a fantastic (if huge pdf) tribute to the church.
UPDATE: Story and rebuilding updates here. Thanks to Amy for the correction!

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Above Obama’s pay grade, maybe

September 8, 2008 – 5:40 am

but not his running mate. Joe Biden, yesterday:
I’m prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception.
As a reminder, just last month Obama said he couldn’t answer the question as to when human life begins because it’s “above his pay grade.” Not even a statement that anyone could […]

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