November 29, 2007

Exegesis of Matthew 2:1-12

Sufjan Stevens
All the King's Horns
Songs for Christmas

One mother rises
Pulling the sheets from the crib
All the disguises
Wandering stars, what she did
All the king's horns, all the king's horns
Saddled and worn
Raise the dead
Holy and infant
He came to raise up the dead

Wandering wisemen
What did you bring to his bed?
Shapeless surprises
Incense to bring to the dead
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the kings horn's and king's men
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns and king's men

Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns raise the dead
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns

music | By nick | 01:07 PM | Comments (0)

October 10, 2007

Islam’s Quiet Revolution

Islam’s Quiet Revolution
by Samuel Gregg D.Phil.

"[bin-Laden]’s probably aware -- and worried -- that several thousand miles to the south-west of his Afghan-Pakistani hideaway, small but important Muslim countries are gradually embracing features of those very same market-systems he despises. ...

"Economic liberalization is not a panacea for all the Muslim-Arab world’s problems. These go far beyond economic issues. But while economic liberty and free markets are not sufficient for societies to be free, they are essential. ...

"But as the nineteenth-century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville observed long ago, economic freedom has a way of loosening those bonds that unjustly diminish other legitimate expressions of human liberty -- including, it seems, in Muslim cultures."

economics | By nick | 12:37 PM | Comments (0)

October 06, 2007

Five Books on Iran

Persian Gulf: Insights into Iran can be gleaned from these masterly works. By Michael Ledeen

current events | By nick | 01:56 PM | Comments (0)

September 20, 2007

John Stossel on Health Care in America

Excellent series of clips (this is part 1 of 6):

culture | By nick | 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

September 19, 2007

Civics Quiz

According to Acton's blog, colleges and universities fail at teaching american civics.

You can take the quiz from ISI. I scored 90% (67 of 70 correct). Interestingly, most of that stuff I learned before (and after) college, not during.

culture | By nick | 11:57 AM | Comments (0)

August 10, 2007

Cheating or Gamesmanship?

Cheating or gamesmanship? You decide.

baseball | By nick | 10:41 AM | Comments (0)

August 03, 2007

Not a Democracy

Our Counter-Majoritarian Constitution

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April 12, 2007

Before You Tee Off on China

Before You Tee Off on China . . .

. . . Answer this question: What is China doing that’s any different than what Tiger Woods is doing?

By Donald Luskin

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April 06, 2007

Coptix Hoax Makes National News

The Washington Times: Rove 'e-mail scandal' makes April fools of blog readers

Fox News: Brit Hume's Political Grapevine

The original images on Coptix's site.

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April 04, 2007

Morphing a Conspiracy? Karl Rove and Coptix

From the Chattanooga Time Free Press: Morphing a conspiracy?

and

Zeroing in on Karl Rove spoof photo

Hilarious.

current events | By nick | 10:26 AM | Comments (0)

March 29, 2007

The Call of the Entrepreneur

economics | By nick | 12:28 PM | Comments (0)

January 03, 2007

Christmas Card Photo

Christmas Card Photo

Originally uploaded by NSmithFam.

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December 22, 2006

Mars Hill Audio on P. D. James and Children of Men

Here's a link to a special edition of Audition from Mars Hill Audio on P. D. James and Children of Men.

Jeffrey Overstreet continues to chronicle the glowing reviews of the movie.

A quick glance at the summery at Rotten Tomatoes tells most of the story.

culture | By nick | 09:50 AM | Comments (0)

December 18, 2006

Grilled Turkey

Grilled Turkey

Originally uploaded by NSmithFam.

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December 11, 2006

The Boys

The Boys

Originally uploaded by NSmithFam.

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