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Empire of Yin - Part 2: The Persistent Blindness of Superiority

Hieronymus Bosch, The Seven Deadly Sins; Vanity – circa 1475-1480 The seer As a tyke, I sat in Catechism classes wearing the red neckerchief and Karl Marx pin of the socialist Young...

DVD Review: Constantine's Sword

Where did anyone get the idea that it was all right to kill in the name of God? Written by Fumo Verde Proselytize: To convert or attempt to convert (someone) form one religion, belief or opinion....

DVD Review: Constantine's Sword

Where did anyone get the idea that it was all right to kill in the name of God? Written by Fumo Verde Proselytize: To convert or attempt to convert (someone) form one religion, belief or opinion....

Gay is a choice? Not that again - Los Angeles Times

Calling homosexuality a choice is the time-tested way politicians signal their belief that it is the wrong choice. Which is why Palin's comments prompted predictable anger from gay rights advocates....

Debased Currencies and the Brutal Return of Reality

A key conservative tenet is realism. By realism, I do not mean that cynical pragmatism which many British Conservatives have adopted as their political creed. I refer instead to the metaphysical...

How can Christians support Obama?

I am frustrated almost beyond belief that any Christian can support Obama. Once you get past the soaring rhetoric, you have a man who openly supported infanticide and then lied about it. He is a...

Don?t Say the Magic Word!

It seems like these days the worst speech offense just about anyone can commit is using an "epithet" to describe a person or group of people. Epithets are certainly unpleasant, and it's not...

Quote of the Day

From C.S. Lewis’ The Weight of Glory: The doctrine that war is always a greater evil seems to imply a materialist ethic, a belief that death and pain are the greatest evils. But I do not think...

IRS Tax Debt - 4 Options When You Can't Pay Your Taxes

Tax Time: April 15th is a dreaded time of the year. Taxes are due, and not everyone can pay them. So what do you do when you know you owe? The popular belief is not file your taxes. A lot of people...

The Sunk-Cost Fallacy Revisted

Last month I wrote about the sunk-cost fallacy, the mistaken belief that just becuase you’ve spent money on something you should continue to spend money on it. In reality, once you’ve...