Schroeder’s Corner
What If God Built The Fort?
General Patton quite famously said, “Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.” He was referring to the castle and latter day fortress (the Maginot line) of Europe. Patton was, perhaps, the leading proponent of maneuver…
California’s Fiscal Insanity – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Spencer Pratt is making a huge splash in the L.A. mayoral race. It is a heck of a fun show. Unfortunately that is all I think it is – a show. Buzz not withstanding the odds are very much against him and even if he managed to win, there is not…
Whatever Happened to Professorial Judgement?
Higher education – colleges and universities – migrated here from Europe. They were, traditionally a mentor/tutor/apprentice program. One studied under some professor that you worked very hard to get to accept you and he gave you his wisdom as…
What Do You Fear? – The Hugh Hewitt Show
It seems like the more we learn the less we know. As people “study” we learn more and more about everything from how insects reproduce to the existence of planets outside of our solar system. We do massive “big data” studies on human behavior…
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…
When Reason Leaves The Room
A recent “tweet” from wretchardthecat reads, in part, “The real emotional fuel for Trump hatred is only partly fueled by logical disagreement. Most of it comes from his choice of furniture, design of ballroom, the ghastly red caterpillar cap,…
Where To Look – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Each Sunday I wake up and reflect on how churches are indeed growing with young people in this time when far too often God seems to be missing from our midst. But then some Sundays I wake up and read stories like this, “Pastor Clive Johnston,…
One Of The Bigger Reasons Our Politics Have Grown So Bad
This week’s appearance of Noah Rothman featured a discussion of why would anyone enter politics these days? It’s worth a listen, but the discussion occurs without acknowledging what may be the central fact of the matter. To understand what I am…
Bureaucratic Tyranny – The Hugh Hewitt Show
We tend to think about tyranny in monolithic terms. That a single individual, or consortium of individuals, rule tyrannically over a peoples. But I think in modern America we have invented a new type of tyranny – a tyranny of multiple and…
Normal Is Not What We Think It Is
Two unrelated stories that have been floating all week make very clear that human normality is not at all like we think it is, and especially what we wish it is. In the past week I have encountered two pieces calling for the president to resume…