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ShaunKenney.com is one of Virginia’s oldest political blogs, focusing on the role of religion and politics in public life. Shaun Kenney, 34, lives in Kents Store, Virginia and is Supervisor for the Columbia District of Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Category Archives: Culture
NRO: The Mandate War
ShareGeorge Weigel nails it on National Review Online regarding the USCCB’s lawsuit against the Obama administration regarding the HHS Mandate: This is not an argument about birth control, nor is it part of some “War on Women” waged by misogynistic … Continue reading
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Your Four Minutes of Civilization
ShareOn a rainy day (well… at least a day that is threatening to rain), this only seems appropriate. I give you Mozart’s “Turkish March” — also known as the Rondo Alla Turca in Piano Sonata No. 11. The style of … Continue reading
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The Man Who Planted Trees
ShareThis is a great video, but be sure to set aside your half hour on this one. I promise… you won’t regret watching this: Pretty amazing what one person can do with some perspective and patience. Not easy for us … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Fundraising/Marketing, Gardening, Philosophy, Pro-Life, Self-Sufficiency, Video
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Jacobin: Against Chairs
ShareApparently, chairs are not for everyone. Some people have stronger feelings on this issue than others: I hate to piss on the party, but chairs suck. All of them. No designer has ever made a good chair, because it is … Continue reading
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Gary North: Avoiding Kamikaze Politics
Share …or better entitled, why a third-party run is a really bad idea: We need 8 years to quietly infiltrate the Republican Party’s county organizations, especially in rural counties where Democrats are dominant. Nobody wants to be a Republicans in … Continue reading
Vanderbilt Solidarity is 110% Correct
ShareApparently, the right of free association doesn’t have the same respect at Vanderbilt University as it does in the rest of America. The victims? Catholic groups who want to have Catholic members, all in the name of “diversity” of course: … Continue reading
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Atlantic: Americans Who Actually Make Things
ShareGreat piece in the Atlantic this morning on the state of American manufacturing: Of course, the United States still produces a huge amount of food, but we do it far more efficiently and with far fewer people. Similarly, America still makes a … Continue reading
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Locavores As Narcissism?
ShareInteresting book review from someone who believes the local food movement is really more about middle class arrogance than security: Through their purchases, these consumers are consciously seeking to affirm and demarcate themselves from the rest of society. Those who … Continue reading
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Rumors of the Death of the West Have Been GREATLY Exaggerated…
ShareGreat reading this morning from City Journal: It’s indisputable that the Anglosphere no longer enjoys the overwhelming global dominance that it once had. What was once a globe-spanning empire is now best understood as a union of language, culture, and … Continue reading
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Wired: When God Talks To You, It’s Called Prayer…
Share…and when God talks to you, it’s called schizophrenia: In Jerusalem, God seems to be particularly chatty around Easter, Passover, and Christmas—the peak seasons for the syndrome. It affects an estimated 50 to 100 tourists each year, the overwhelming majority … Continue reading
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