Archive for May, 2008

Texas Appellate Court in the Wrong

By ⋅ May 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Marci Hamilton finds that the state whose slogan is “Don’t Mess with Texas” messed up big time in their latest ruling regarding the custody of the children of the FLDS in Eldorado…. Last week, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin issued a very significant – and very seriously mistaken – ruling, In re Sara [...]

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James Winn’s Top 5

By ⋅ May 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

James Winn’s article on the Five Best works of war poetry in honor of Memorial Day As printed in the Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2008 1. The Iliad Translated by Robert Fagles. Viking, 1990. For sheer, unblinking realism, no war poem can surpass Homer’s “Iliad.” When a man is “skewered . . . straight [...]

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Congrats to Our Blog Editor, Jon!

By ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

He did it! Jonathan and his fiance, Becky, were wed in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA this past Sunday. We wish Jonathan and Becky the best as they travel across the pond to England and Scotland for their honeymoon. Bring us back something Scottish! -Laura, the Temp Editor

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Noblesse Oblige

By ⋅ May 26, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The idea of chivalry has always been a fraud… James Winn, author – The Poetry of War …a system of polite and honorable ideals masking shameful and violent acts. Medieval poets played a crucial part in creating the myth of chivalry, and poets from many later periods were responsible for sustaining it. The persistence of [...]

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Ignorance Is the Enemy of Children

By ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Marci Hamilton gives us an op-ed about the shocking statistics of child abuse and progress being made in her home state of Pennsylvania. No one wants to think about child sex abuse if they don’t have to. I can think of a thousand things I wold rather think about. But once good people learn the [...]

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