Schroeder’s Corner
Modernity Explained?
The Chronicle of Higher Education carries a piece by Tyler Jagt, a literature and critical writing professor, entitled, “My Student’s Can’t Read.” (I am forced to note that for any such prof I had, the use of a…
The End of Ethics?
On Monday, Jim Geraghty worried about the end of ethics in electoral politics. It needs careful analysis. He begins by looking at lessons learned form Mitt Romney being defeated by Barack Obamas: Republicans learned a hard lesson that year:…
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil”
Yesterday, in reviewing the obvious nature of electoral shenanigan’s in Los Angeles, I warned that we must resist the temptation to be like them. My argument, made in less eloquent terms than the Apostle Paul did in the passage quoted in…
L.A. Lessons – The Hugh Hewitt Show
It was inevitable, I suppose. And yet can one discuss inevitability when it comes to the statistically impossible? Yesterday, The NBC News projection desk declared the two way runoff for Los Angeles Mayor come fall was to be between incumbent…
The Trump Admin’s Boneheaded Move
On Thursday, The Pentagon announced a reorganization of its religious affiliation categories. Fair enough, the system had become unwieldy, religions come and go, adjustments do need to be made from time-to-time. But on Sunday it began to…
The Broken Church – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Church these days loves to remind us that “God is love,” but it is funny how little we hear about when Jesus said, “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.” Too often we like to…
Creating Hatred – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Yesterday I wrote, “I have always considered politics a mirror of our culture. Right now, if we are completely honest, the image is not pretty. The image is one primarily of distaste, discord and hatred. Our politics seeks not to build, but…
The Descent…
I have always considered politics a mirror of our culture. Right now, if we are completely honest, the image is not pretty. The image is one primarily of distaste, discord and hatred. Our politics seeks not to build, but to oppose. We…
Playing With The Numbers – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Numbers are not supposed to lie. Lord Kelvin once said, “When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and…
The Problem is NOT a Lack of Regulation
After the two major, one of them deadly, chemical tank incidents of last week, the drumbeats continue to sound for increased regulation. On Monday I covered the cultural differences between the two regions of the country. On Tuesday I covered…