The Bleat:
The selection of Ratzinger was initially heartening, simply because he made the right people apoplectic. I’m still astonished that some can see a conservative elevated to the papacy and think: a man of tradition? As Pope? How could this be? As if there this was some golden moment that would usher in the age […]
Ryan at Dead Parrot Society has a very useful explanation of why the AP has a dual lede service, in response to this speculation by Patterico.
Ryan works for my home town paper which I don’t subscribe to, being an online guy, but this post is a great demonstration of the value of the blogosphere in […]
CNN:
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been selected by the Roman Catholic church as the new pope.
Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez of Chile made the announcement to a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI, appeared on the balcony of the Vatican Basilica to greet the people and deliver his […]
This Boston Review article is a must read.
It deals with the failure of the Democratic Party to understand evangelicals and people of faith, as well as some very good insights into the nature of people of faith and how the culture of institutions, the predominant center of American culture until the 60s has been replaced […]
Roger L. Simon reports that SMCCDI - the Iranian student website, has gone offline.
He has a link on how you can help them.
You May Be a Bit Antisocial …
Antisocial? That may be a bit of an understatement.
You think rules are meant to be broken - and with gusto!
Having no fear, you don’t even think about consequences.
But people love you anyway… you’ve got a boatload of charm.
What Personality Disorder Are You?
Your Inner European is French!
Smart and sophisticated.
You have the best of everything - at least, *you* think so.
Who’s Your Inner European?
I’ll never live this one down.
(via The Anchoress)
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Orbital Laser of Patient Truth. What’s yours?
There will be coffee and cookies in the Gandhi Room after the revolution.
This Cider Press Hill post about a discussion between a woman and her son on sex and some of the activities at his school. Fascinating.
This bit of advice strikes me as especially sound:
And, I’ve pointed out that when one has sex, one is leaving a part of himself behind with that person. Promiscuous sex […]
