“These are problems that do to justice what the meat-packing plants do to cows” (Confessions of a Food Catholic, p. 133).
Thus Fixing the Previous Reformations
“And is this not the very definition of the modern reformer—someone who identifies a problem and wants ‘something done’—whether or not it makes things better or worse?” (Confessions of a Food Catholic, p. 133).
On the PCA Getting French-Kissed by the World
Introduction: I have argued for some years that the battle of our day is a battle for the control of the dictionary. What shall we call things? More importantly, what shall we not be allowed to call things? And the two great questions of philosophy are involved—why and who says? And in dealing with this …
So Don’t Do That
“The problem here is not what we know, but rather what we think we know—and how quickly we start pressuring and condemning others on the basis of what we think we know” (Confessions of a Food Catholic, p. 128).
Letters from All Over Tarnation
Just Breaking: The president has now nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Feel free to use the comments here to comment on that. Open thread. But don’t forget the other issues . . . Continued Revoice Troubles: There was no link for the “rent an evangelical” reference at the end. I see this is …
It is Conceivable
“Simply allow for the possibility that our generation is a herd, just like the others, and stampedes, just like the others . . . allow for the likelihood that in certain areas our generation is just as dumb as all the others” (Confessions of a Food Catholic, p. 124).
Reimagining Revoice as a Servant of Mammon
Introduction: You know what? Revoice is a micro-aggression. It is all starting to come into focus for me now. Now it is kind of a big conference, with big names attached, and so that makes it a macroaggression also. And big money is likely involved, about which more a bit later on, and so that …
Where the Price is Right
“We live in a time when the government assumes way too much regulatory responsibility for food and drugs, and we should recognize that this does not eliminate the idea of a free market price. It just moves the free market price from the food and drugs, where it ought to be, and creates a free …
Not That There’s Anything Wrong with That
“Whole grains are a great delivery module for getting nutritional value down to the sewer treatment plant” (Confessions of a Food Catholic, p. 120).
A Primer on the Fourth of July
What is celebrated on the Fourth of July? Two things. The formal reason for our celebration is the establishment of our nation in the Declaration of Independence, coupled with the successful completion of the war, coupled in turn with the adoption of our Constitution, which secured that independence. The second reason has to do with …