Does our getting involved in Syria meet the criteria of a just war?

Serious question! And here’s my serious answer: My comment at Elizabeth Esther’s: the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain Which aggressor – the Syrian government or the rebels? They’re both aggressing. Why can’t they both lose? Either way, check. all other means of… Continue reading Does our getting involved in Syria meet the criteria of a just war?

Must-read: “The Tragic Tale of State-Sponsored Eugenics in America”

Frank Weathers, with mucho documentation and linkage, lays it out: They were wronged is an understatement. We were wronged, and they were treated like animals. The stark realization hit me as I pondered another thought: unwritten histories lie waiting to be discovered in archives all around the country, and all throughout the world. Things known… Continue reading Must-read: “The Tragic Tale of State-Sponsored Eugenics in America”

It’s the Culture, Stupid, and It’s Killing Us.

From Regnum Novum on the appalling mess that is the State of California: We may be tempted to conclude that all of these folks, the union boss, the career politician are just congenital heels, incapable of thinking beyond themselves. To that I would just remind us that A) there but for the grace of God… Continue reading It’s the Culture, Stupid, and It’s Killing Us.