The Washington Post’s phony house conservative has resigned under fire. Good bloody riddance.
Daily Archives: June 25, 2010
John Adams—A Witty Founding Father
The Quotable John Adams Edited by Randy Howe The Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59921-409-2 February 2008 274 pages Trade paperback: $10.71 at Amazon.com Wit was highly esteemed in the eighteenth century, and the nascent United States of America was providentially blessed with a group of Founders who were well-endowed with it. One unfairly neglected Founding Father who brimmed over with wit was John Adams—politician, political philosopher, Vice President (twice!), the 2nd President of the United States, and shy and retiring family man. (His distaste for rough and tumble political intrigue may explain why he’s not as well known as most of his contemporaries and why he wasn’t as effective in high office.) Commonly in the eighteenth century communications took place either face-to-face or through the medium of letter writing; we are fortunate that so many epistles from that period have survived to this day—and “epistle” is the best term to describe what most literate people often generated in those days: long, thoughtful, and frequently elegant specimens of English prose intended not only to inform but also to persuade. John Adams was as good at it as the best of his generation. In The Quotable John Adams, Randy Howe has collated most
Court Gets It Right in YouTube Case
A U.S. District Court has ruled that copyright holders have to point out actual alleged violations before a website can be held responsible for them. It’s a big victory for common sense, real property rights, innovation, and a free and vibrant American culture. Story here.
Thoughts for Independence Day (1)
From Daniel Webster: God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard it and defend it. Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint. Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. Philosophic argument, especially that drawn from the vastness of the universe, in comparison with the apparent insignificance of this globe, has sometimes shaken my reason for the faith that is in me; but my heart has always assured and reassured me that the gospel of Jesus Christ must be Divine Reality. The Sermon on the Mount cannot be a mere human production. This belief enters into the very depth of my conscience. The whole history of man proves it.
Outrage
On the basis of the accounts I've read, the “journalist” who produced the story infiltrated this accountability group, lied about his purposes, and then broke the promise of confidentiality he made to get in.
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