The Death Of The Gatekeeper
Long ago, when blogging first became “a thing” there was this debate about gatekeeping. With blogging it seemed anyone could decide what was news and what wasn’t. It was called the “democratization of…
Our Glorious Founding Document – Religion & Liberty Online
Bad history books litter the shelves of classrooms, bookstores, and libraries everywhere. Beyond mere factual inaccuracies, bad works of history also pretend to neutrality, prefer a Marxist materialism to messy human motivations, and misalign…
In The Mailbox: 05.18.26 : The Other McCain
Posted on | May 19, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Tweet of the daySilicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDoug Ross: A Day Aboard The Enola Gay (1945), EBL: Bluefish, The Odyssey Firestorm Gets Worse, “Molasses To…
Oxford and the surviving Marian imagination of medieval England
There are cities in Europe where the Virgin still reigns visibly from stone and glass. England, after the Reformation, often feels different. Marian England became an England of absences: smashed statues, whitewashed walls, emptied niches,…
Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has announced. The post Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on…
Pope Leo XIV to make first papal state visit to France since 2008
Pope Leo XIV will travel to France on an official state visit from September 25-28, the Vatican announced on Saturday, marking the first such papal visit to the country in 18 years. The post Pope Leo XIV to make first papal state…
‘Big Bang Theory’ and the myth of the modern atheist
The character of Sheldon Cooper presents disbelief in God as the inevitable product of intelligence and scientific progress, but history — and even modern science itself — tell a very different story. The post ‘Big Bang Theory’ and…
A Little Wisdom from Toonces
Most of us live at least part of our lives on autopilot. Most of us also, sooner or later, stumble across Albert Einstein’s famous warning: “Doing the same thing over and over again, while expecting different results, is the definition of…
Rule 5 Monday: Everything Stops For Tea : The Other McCain
Posted on | May 18, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Apologies for the late, late posting. Things were weird and difficult this weekend.I feel remiss for not mentioning this earlier – but if you blog, and post the occasional Rule 5,…