Charlotte “Hoot”
I didn’t watch this movie, but its point might be moot.
Animals appear to have the incredible propensity to adapt to changing environments.
Take this cousin species of owl for example. Apparently there is a growing population of barred owls in Charlotte, NC. This is a species that was once thought to require old growth […]
FTR Econ Word of the week: The Fed
Harvey Rosenblum claims the Fed uses a form of the Taylor Rule to conduct its open market operations. in Thursday’s WSJ.
Angus at Kids Prefer Cheese provides this graph to prove that they don’t:
I suggest that they might, but have good reason not to prove it.
I’m more skeptical than most of the Fed, but don’t they […]
FTR from ignoring this band
Chris, who introduced me to U2, Innocence Mission, Black coffee, and more of the good life than is possible for me to recall points me to The National, whom we’ve dreamed about for 29 years. You must listen to them. All of their songs. Now. Don’t start a war.
Some claim rock and roll is saved.
Update: Rack […]
Piper on Rand
John Piper, the Christian Hedonist, read a good deal of Ayn Rand while he was in college in the late 70’s. He wrote her a letter, begging her to open her mind to the existence of God. She didn’t write back.
But he wrote a great essay about what we as Christians can learn from Rand. […]
To Add To “Not Prrroven!”
T.J. Hinton introduced Jeff and I to the classic Scottish Philosopher’s rebuttal above. Scriptorum adds,
“Oh Really”
and “How can you know that?” via his review of Hume’s Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
I Can Has TheoLOLgians
Scriptorum illustrates.
I fail to GYOB at The Institute.
Anthony Bradley starts it off, and some dude named tusc0n goes deep. I try to pull them up for air with this rant.
Nations are irrelevant. If we are Christians, then we have no other allegiance. We do not attach ourselves to any pagan institution. It is not wrong to contract or covenant with a group […]
Dobson, Christians, and a Third Party
Relevant, again, God’s Politics.
James Dobson in a “secret” meeting with other conservative Christians discussed whether they would support a third party candidate if Republican Rudy Guliani received their nomination for President. This is all about abortion.
Which is fine. In fact I think it would be a good idea if the Religious Right went ahead […]
FTR From Going to Church
According to Relevant Magazine many churches across the country are taking a Sunday off. This is a terrific idea, and one well past due. Many Christians are in the habit of setting Sunday mornings aside for worship, and the rest of their weeks are quite busy. Skipping church to BE the Church is most appropriate. […]
Tasting Protectionism
I’ve got to do this on the show sometime (maybe tonight).
Jeff and I will drink Mexican (sugar) coke and American (corn syrup) coke, and “taste the protectionism.”
Domestic sugar is protected and priced artificially high, which comes from preventing less expensive imported sugar from finding its natural market here. Instead, those who like the taste of […]