July 2006
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What Are They Among So Many? There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many? —John 6:9 War between Israel and Hezbollah, with a particularly heart-rending incident yesterday, as Hezbollah continues its evil but shrewd practice of placing its weapons among civilians; the savage…
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Or at least a brief lift, from Rod Dreher. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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I was too busy with a demanding job and a growing family to listen to much pop music during the 1980s. What I did hear usually came from friends who sent me tapes. But somehow or other I did hear The Dream Academy’s debut single, “Life In A Northern Town. ” I seem to remember…
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Isn't that the way the Wayne's World ad went? I think it applies in all seriousness to this account of the descent into narcissistic lecherous madness of some aging feminists (read the piece before you accuse me of exaggerating). I honestly can't say which of my reactions is stronger: that it's sad, that it's funny,…
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Resentment Studies When I was in my mid-20s (quite some time ago) I started down the path that would have led to a PhD in English literature and then, after what would probably have been a lengthy job search, to an academic position. Circumstances at the time caused me to change my mind, and I…
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The lad (Harvard '02) is emerging as one of the brightest commentators around. I join what seems to be a vast number of Christian bloggers and pundits cheering this piece in First Things, in which he takes on the assertion that George Bush and the Christian right are on the verge of implementing a theocracy…
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I've posted a new poem. It had been on the shelf for a while and has been made about as presentable as it's ever going to be. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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Rod Dreher describes the way Syria resolved a problem with violent Islamists. As I said in a comment at The Dawn Patrol earlier, if Israel were really as ruthless as she is accused of being, these problems would have been "solved" long ago. As it is, Israel is in quite a bind, either allowing the…
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The Laughter of Contempt I’m writing this on Monday night, having thought better of publishing what I wrote last night, a somewhat dark meditation on the subject of accidents and the problem of evil. Maybe some other time. Instead, I’ll say something brief on a question I’ve been thinking about for a while: the meanness…
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"Yes, I am qualified to beat people up. But I am also intelligent." Not only that, but it sounds like Mr. T's heart is in the right place. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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