Ah, Yes. It is the Way.
A Basic Distinction
“To object to an ambulance chaser is not to display a calloused disregard for the pain of the people in the ambulances. To object to hypochondriacs is not the same thing as being insensitive to those who are really sick.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 57
Content Cluster Muster [08-27-26]
Gotcha: Open Autumn Road: A Chat With Michael Knowles and Others: And Hide It Real Good: HT: Samuel Cherubin: Daniel Gerhartz Unlikely Song Topics: A Song I Like for Some Reason: Featured Product: The Pink Spiders of Empathy: Although I was not the instigator of the empathy wars, not me, I was there when things …
Reflections on the Tattooed Lady
Introduction: Nancy Mace has had an interesting and somewhat conflicted career. For just one example, she was the first woman to graduate from the Citadel, and during her congressional stint ...
Letters from the Car Wash
Letter to the Editor: I have a question I haven’t been able to get a clear answer on: is getting a tattoo sin?Most of what I find lands in the middle—“not forbidden, but be wise about ...
Who Needs Whom?
The first letter in this series can be found here. Tyler, Well, that was a really interesting report. I have to say that you have had yourself a couple of weeks. As anticipated, you did have ...
She’s Got a Point
Loving the Standard
Introduction: When it comes to parenting, our parental responsibility does not consist in getting young people to grit their teeth and conform to the standard. The task before us is to bring up our children in such a way as to love the standard. This is not possible to do with externally driven rules. It …
Getting the Victim Right
“You are not ‘blaming the victim’ if you are honestly involved in finding out who the victim is. A young girl abused by her stepfather is the victim. A stepfather falsely accused by his stepdaughter is the victim. If you approach is ‘ready, fire, aim,’ it does not matter if you say that your intent was to side with the victim. That really must be your first priority, but getting the identity of the victim right is part of it.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 56