Both Ukraine and Russia are majority Russian Orthodox countries, and this is relevant because the church is very politically involved and politically influential to a much greater degree than in a country such as the US or in western Europe. … Continue reading →
You may recall Christopher Hitchens, who died in 2011. His slightly younger brother Peter Hitchens – equally sardonic and intelligent – appears in this video. Both brothers were leftists in their youth and both became more conservative later on, but … Continue reading →
I put this portion of the following Jordan Peterson interview (about 17 minutes) up on the post I just published, but I also want to highlight it by giving the excerpt its own post here. If you find listening to … Continue reading →
I bet a lot of you remember blogger Pat Santy, otherwise known as Dr. Sanity. She was a member of the Sanity Squad, back when we did podcasts for PJ Media long, long ago. Even though Pat hasn’t been blogging … Continue reading →
Entirely predictable, including the new secrecy part: As for their laws and punishments which Turabi insists are not to be criticized, he said that “cutting off of hands is very necessary for security,” but that the new Taliban government hadn’t … Continue reading →
It is the most solemn holiday for Jews. For the observant and particularly for the Orthodox, it involves fasting and atonement and is usually spent entirely in a synagogue. This is a Leonard Cohen song that’s based on one of … Continue reading →
Flush with the success Biden handed them, and strutting with propagandist pride, the Taliban are moving forward with their newfound power. Last night there was a discussion here of just how bad it would be, and I wrote in a … Continue reading →
Here’s a comment about the song “Dust In the Wind,” on the thread about the death of Robby Steinhardt, the violinist for the group Kansas: Sorry Neo, but that is about the tritest sappiest song there is. As if the … Continue reading →
We used to hear more about the situation in France, but for the last few years there’s been so much focus on political events in the US that I haven’t kept up much with France. But it was already bad … Continue reading →
[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday dedicated to an idea that’s not solely religious: … Continue reading →
There was a terrible mass shooting yesterday in Boulder: Police on Tuesday identified a 21 -year-old man as the suspect who opened fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket in an attack that killed 10 people, including an officer, and sent … Continue reading →
Wow: In a stunningly rare discovery, dozens of 2,000-year-old biblical scroll fragments have been excavated from Judean Desert caves during a daring rescue operation. Most of the newly discovered scroll fragments — the first such finds in 60 years — … Continue reading →