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
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
Originally uploaded by NSmithFam.
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December 11, 2006
The Boys
Originally uploaded by NSmithFam.
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