Behind the lj-cut are a bunch of links that I've been holding onto for a while now, waiting for some free time when I could turn them into full posts. Instead, they're simply adding to a very long list of "things to do" that are mentally and emotionally sapping my strength. It's literally been building up for YEARS. So instead of a dozen different ( Read more... )

Well I thought I'd have more time to post now that I'm home but between campaigning, cleaning, and packing, I really don't have any.

Jonah Goldberg details how the terrorists use the media and "useful idiots" in the West to win the war. (The video he references regarding the "funeral" where the dead Palestinian "miraculously" comes alive after ( Read more... )

This past week's Torah portion is Korach, named after the not-so-distant relative of Moses who led a rebellion against him. Korach complains against Moses that Moses has elevated himself and his brother, Aaron, above the rest of the congregation. He notes that all the Israelites were present at Mt. Sinai to witness the divine revelation and ( Read more... )

In honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the 12th anniversairy of his passing, a story from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin:


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1) Want summer reading suggestions? Books, books, books!

2) Massachusetts is known for debating the big issues: gay marriage... universal healthcare... whether Fluffernutter sandwiches should be strictly regulated or made the State Sandwich...

3) I've heard of annoying customer service reps, but this overzealous AOL rep needs a fungo-bat to the ( Read more... )

1) I'll eventually get around to writing that post about our Founding Fathers and religion. In the meantime, the Founders Blog is guaranteed to become one of my favorite ways to spend my time.

2) Andy Garcia has a new movie that exposes the evil side of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara:

Che-a Communist responsible for Castro’s gulags-was a monster. ( Read more... )

I stumbled across something in the Talmud interesting enough that I thought I should post it. There is a myth that the Bible says that the world is flat because it refers to the "four corners" of the world. "Corner" isn't an exact translation -- "direction" would be more precise. Anyway, I recently discovered that in Tractate Avoda Zarah, pg 41a, ( Read more... )

In response to my post on the blessings of capitalism, our commie friend has posted some anti-capitalist quotes from Confucius [UPDATE: he says that it's not a direct response to my post and I'll take him at his word]. I specifically responded to several of his quotations but I also made an argument, told a story and shared a few quotes which I'll ( Read more... )

A friend sent me this article from the Jerusalem Post ( Read more... )

Among the blessings of capitalism is the fact that capitalist societies are better for the poor. As the anonymous immigrant quipped to Dinesh D'Souza about why he wanted to come to America so badly: "I want to live in a country where the poor are fat.Milton Friedman, one of the 20th centuries greatest minds, once wrote: "The rich in Ancient Greece ( Read more... )