Weekly (or Quarterly) Wanderings (VII)

It’s been centuries since I’ve posted a Weekly Wandering, and to my two devoted readers I sincerely apologize.  To restate the purpose of my Weekly Wanderings, I scour the Internet for interesting videos/articles/images/etc. regarding just about anything I find interesting enough to share with the fine readers of Criticism As Inspiration.  But I’ve recently been [...]

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Eye On Lousiana

Some of you may have heard of Bobby Jindal, the republican governor of Louisiana who was elected last year.  He was a congressman for Louisiana before that, and I have been reading about him for a while, as many conservatives point to him as a legitimate reformer.  He has become a de facto spokesman for [...]

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Import Or Domestic?

Not talking about beer here.  Talking cars.  This post responding to news flashes that Obama’s advisers don’t drive American cars is very informing.  In a globalized economy, instituting protectionism is tough, even if you wanted to – which I don’t, btw.

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Pocket Lent

My favorite time of the year is here!  Some look forward to the Christmas season, and while I admire the cooler weather, shorter days, and magnificent prospect of the Incarnation, it is the Anastasis—the Resurrection—and everything building up to it that I find most compelling.
As an Ecumenical Christian I am often asked (by others and [...]

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To Facebook or Not To Facebook

Soooo, I have been treading a narrow line lately about whether or not to join the rest of the world and create a Facebook account.  I have long felt that social networking sites were predatory places for the frat boys and – pardon my french – sluts.  However my wife has an account and I [...]

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Divorce For Everyone!

Touchstone magazine (which I had never heard of, but seems alright) has an article entitled Divorced From Reality, which discusses divorce amongst families with children.  It explore the evils of that separation, as well as the implications of having the government step in where the father used to be.

It is a very interesting read, and [...]

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Sigur Rós

I’ve been listening to Sigur Rós a lot lately, so thought I’d throw a few videos your way.  They truly have some of the most beautiful and powerful songs I’ve ever heard.  Because of the “hopelandic” language the singer uses, it opens the songs to be a soundtrack for almost anything you want.  Please enjoy.
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To Sum Up

Walter E. Williams writes here about a topic you’ve heard me gripe on before… managing economies.  He just does it better.

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A Mandate Nation

I was recently finishing up a book called The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care by Sally C. Pipes, and was struck by two examples that were brought up in regards to mandates ordered for the good of public health and what the perceived results were.
One, was the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of [...]

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13-Year Old Father – Updated

Drudge linked to a report from The Sun about a 13-year old boy whose 15-year old girlfriend just gave birth to their daughter.  He seriously looks to be nine years old or something.  It’s sad and obviously not ideal, but hopefully this child gets raised in a loving way.  It does crack me up though [...]

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