Monthly Archives: November 2009
Twilight: New Moon – Selling One’s Soul for Love in a Cheesy teen Melodrama
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Daniel Crandall took in a groan-inducing teenage melodrama, and heard the age-old question, "What good is my soul if my boyfriend isn’t around?"
Disney’s “A Christmas Carol”
Despite some valid criticisms of Robert Zemeckis’ new high tech re-make of Dicken’s Christmas classic the movie and the story still enthrall, writes Mike D’Virgilio.
The Siren Song of Statism
It’s definitely worth your time to listen to all five parts of Peter Robinson’s interview with Paul Rahe at National Review Online’s Uncommon Knowledge. But I was particularly struck by Part Two, where Robinson and Rahe talk about the appeal of a nanny state to take care of you, writes TAC contributor Jim Lakely.
The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination
If you are of a certain age where you remember the 1960s, get out the DVR and record National Geographic’s documentary of all original footage from that day and those immediately following. If you are not, do it anyway. It’s a great history lesson. Next airing Sunday, November 29 at 11:00 a.m. EST.
An Asinine Defense of the Burkha, from a Liberal
Over at Infinite Monkeys blog, where I cross-posted my quick-hitting humorous piece on the Burkha Barbie, a regular liberal reader weighed in with a defense of the dehumanizing garment. It has to be read to be believed.
The Manhattan Declaration
Chuck Colson and a dozen evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox leaders last week announced a document he says is “one of the most important documents produced by the American church, at least in my lifetime.” Is it?
Mind-Boggling Mind Control in Minnesota
According to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, those that are licensed to teach in the Twin Cities must repudiate the idea of the American Dream and embrace the notion of America as fundamentally oppressive to the rights of minorities, Mike D’Virgilio notes.
Diminished Responsibility Principle Debated
The experts behind two Italian courts’ controversial decisions to reduce a convicted murderer’s jail time because they concluded that his genes predisposed him to commit murder have written a response to my and several other articles critical of the decision and concerned about its implications. Their extensive reply is available here, and I encourage you to give it a reading, to aid in drawing your own conclusions on this extremely important matter. My response to Prof. Satori follows:
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