Monthly Archives: August 2018

DLL Hell

August 23, 2018 – 1:07 pm

From our reader and commenter “Whitewall” comes a link to an excellent piece by Richard Fernandez: a review of Michael Walsh’s new book, The Fiery Angel. (Mr. Walsh’s previous book, The Devil’s Pleasure Palace, is excellent, and I recommend it to you all.) What struck me in particular as I read Mr. Fernandez’s review was […]

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Nothing To See Here

August 9, 2018 – 12:09 pm

Did you hear about this? Didn’t think so.

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If It Quacks Like A Duck…

August 5, 2018 – 12:36 pm

In a recent post our friend Bill Vallicella sticks to his guns regarding what he considers the “mistake” of looking at the missionary leftism of the modern West as a religion. He prefers to use the alienans expression “ersatz religion” to describe it, while I’ve said all along that it really is a religion — […]

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Worlds In Collision

August 4, 2018 – 4:51 pm

Once again we call your attention to the ongoing conversation between John Batchelor and historian Michael Vlahos on the darkening clouds of civil war. You can find all of these podcast episodes here.

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Service Notice: Estival Hiatus

August 3, 2018 – 2:24 pm

Once again, it’s August, and the weather here in the Outer Cape is warm and sultry. Suddenly, swimming my daily mile in Wellfleet’s clear glacial kettle-ponds, gathering and consuming our renowned oysters, gazing at the blue horizon, and slowly working my way through a swelling backlog of books (including Thomas West’s book about the Founding) […]

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???

August 1, 2018 – 10:47 pm

A reader has sent me this link, to a blog dedicated to what has come to be known as “pizzagate”. I present it without comment, for now at least.

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B.V. On Jerusalem, Athens, And Dual Citizenship

August 1, 2018 – 10:36 am

Here’s a fine meditation, by Bill Vallicella, on the tension between reason and faith, and what it means for the philosopher who is also a Christian.

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