Tag Archives: the Corner

surprising “intellectual competence”

Posted on June 28, 2010 by bkingr

here is an interesting story on Mike Huckabee and his chances in the upcoming 2012 presidential race. John Miller pointed it out on the Corner a little while ago and I bring it up because of this interesting little window … Continue reading →

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price of perpetual boyhood

Posted on September 7, 2009 by bkingr

Amy Holmes is wondering if there is a price for men to pay in their pursuit of perpetual adolescence. Inher post on The Corner she says about the death of DJ AM [Adam Goldstein]: But consider: He died a 36-year-old … Continue reading →

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how weird am I?

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

seriously, how weird am I? I have been watching the dialogue between Mark Krikorian, Wesley Smith and Jonah Goldberg in The Corner with great interest. They are talking about vegans and vegetarians, morality and whether or not it is morally … Continue reading →

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Militant Atheism on the March

Posted on March 30, 2009 by bkingr

courtesy of KJL here is an article on the rise in the sale of “de-baptism” certificates. some bits: Michael Evans, 66, branded baptising children as “a form of child abuse” — and said that when he complained to the church … Continue reading →

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Roe v. Wade @36

Posted on January 22, 2009 by bkingr

the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was handed down 36 years ago today. Ed Whelan quotes his congressional testimony from 2005 to commemorate the occasion. Roe v. Wade marks the second time in American history that the Supreme … Continue reading →

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manliness

Posted on January 13, 2009 by bkingr

Father Richard John Neuhaus passed away this week. I have been reading his publication First Things for a long time (since a friend of mine introduced me to it back in law school). I didn’t always agree with him about … Continue reading →

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