Month: May 2009

• Theodore Dalrymple: The False Apology Syndrome

  The habit of public apology for things for which one bears no personal responsibility changes the whole concept of a virtuous person, from one who exercises the discipline of virtue to one who expresses correct sentiment. The most virtuous person of all is he who expresses it loudest and to most people. This is a…

• The End Begins When Balancing Becomes Swapping

  When the federal treasury is large the founding premise of our system of government is gone.    The incentives reverse, like a turning tide,  and it cannot last. The original congress had limited powers and minimal money.  So they came together to vote the interests of their states, all of whom wanted the central government…

• Isaac’s testimony

  Out of the blue he turned to me and said: “Daddy, yesterday in church I read the story of the Good Samaritan, and I felt Jesus enter my heart and my mind was filled with good thoughts. ” March 22, 2009