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January 6, 2016
A thought for a civilization in decline
“The Barbarian hopes — and that is the mark of him — that he can have his cake and eat it, too. He will consume what civilization has slowly produced after generations of selection and effort, but he will not be at pains to replace such goods, nor indeed has he a comprehension [Read More...]
“Don’t worry. Be happy.”
ISIS is developing sophisticated weapons that will enable it to attack civilian targets in Europe and beyond: http://news.sky.com/story/1617197/exc... North Korea is developing long-range missiles capable of delivering payloads throughout Asia and even to the western United States: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/0... (Will it be Kim Jong-un who puts an end to that [Read More...]
“’13 Hours’ Honors the Sacrifice of the Men on the Ground in Benghazi”
I’m looking forward to seeing this: http://www.nationalreview.com/article... Even though I know that it will be painful to watch. America needs to see it.
“Why you can’t be loyally opposed to the Church”
I don’t want to drive people out of the Kingdom. But I also don’t want us to pretend that just about anything goes and that truth and standards don’t matter. http://www.mormonwomenstand.com/you-c... I can’t help but think, in this context, of a deservedly very famous motto from an otherwise little-remembered German Lutheran theologian of [Read More...]
“Trumpservations”
Jay Nordlinger lays out some of the reasons why real conservatives are, or at least should be, concerned about Donald Trump as a presidential candidate: “Trumpservations” (31 August 2015) “Trumpservations, Cont.” (2 January 2016)
January 5, 2016
BOM 1 Nephi 11
We come, now, to a favorite chapter of mine in the Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 11. And I’m simply going to mention, in this connection, one of my very favorite articles among the various Mormon-related things that I’ve written and published. Here it is in its abbreviated form: http://publications.maxwellinstitute.... [Read More...]
More thoughts on the Oregon stand-off
I have ambivalent feelings about the Oregon stand-off. I think, for example, that there are reasonable grounds for believing that federal officials have behaved far too heavy-handedly in the matter of the Hammond family and, more generally, toward the ranchers in the area. And I’m not unhappy that this issue is [Read More...]
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