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SkepticalObservor: Delegate Parrish in Hospital
James Young reports that Delegate Harry Parrish is in the hospital and will not be returning during the session. Our prayers go with Delegate Parrish, a gentleman who’s been a delegate as long as I’ve been alive.
The Objective Standard
I had the compulsion to entitle this blog entry “Randroids Unite!”, but the angels of my better nature forced me to refrain… I’ve never read Ayn Rand beyond the requisite reading of Atlas Shrugged, and so I’m not entirely familar with objectivism other than the criticism from philosophy professors past. Objectivists are good for one [...]
Charity vs. Social Assistance
Cologne’s Cardinal Meister on the implications and insights of Deus Caritas Est: Cardinal Meisner said the charitable work of the Church is not “a social pastime that the Church engages in when it befits her, but rather it belongs to the essence of her mission. When worship is not united to charity, it becomes an [...]
Under the Covers
Jason Kenney (Kenney the Younger as he is commonly known) has his radio show up as a Podcast. Check it out and download for nothing but Jason and cover songs.
FLS: Office-space plans go forward
Anything that brings more office space to Downtown Fredericksburg is a good thing. We want to drive to Fredericksburg to work… that’s the goal!
CNS: Hamas victory worries Holy Land Christians
Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, is signaling some of the discomfort Palestinian Christians and moderate Palestinian Muslims are feeling over HAMAS’s recent parliamentary victory: Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, said the Hamas movement’s willingness to use terrorism for political ends was one [...]
Space Elevator
Curious to know what one might look like? Click here for a very cool picture.
FLS: University professor must have hoped no one would notice
Craig Vasey is one of the best professors at UMW, so I forward this letter to the reader a bit tongue in cheek. Still, the points it makes ring true: Asserting that the argument of the editorial is inconsistent, the professor drops the name of several com-mon logical fallacies (hasty generalization, petitio principii , ad [...]
The Debate Continues…
Too Conservative was kind enough to respond to the concerns I had below. I don’t know what the dynamics are in Northern Virginia when it comes to malcontents, but I felt I should offer the following rejoinder to this thought: I can’t believe you would condone the running away of precious voters…as without these voters we [...]
Too Conservative: TC’s Ramblings Continued
Ludwig von Mises in his seminal book On Socialism outlined two systems of governance. One was based on individual action, the other based on the collective action of society. For the former, they were termed as individualists. The latter were appropriately named socialists. Individuals believe that individual action is best for creating good societies, while socialists [...]