“What’chu talking ’bout, Willis?”
When I was growing up there was a period when the above phrase was uttered by everyone, all the time. I’ve seen similar things happen to, among others, “Show me the money!,” “Time to...
Author: Tod Kelly
Religious Rights, Natural Law, and the Imperfect Pragmatic
The religious freedom issue created (highlighted?) by the Obama administration’s newest healthcare mandates is a hard one for me to grapple with. Part of the reason for this is my aforementioned agnosticism. As I...
The War on Justin Bieber
As long as you can remember, you have been a music lover. Though your tastes have always been somewhat eclectic, you have always had a soft spot in your heart for independent singer-songwriters that...
The More Things Change : Contraception Controversy Edition
Over at the Atlantic, Brian Resnick has dug up two essays from his magazine’s October 1939 edition. One argues for legal contraception, the other against. Birth Control: The Case for the State by Don...
Attention Conservatives: This is why the correct answer was always, “What he said was inexcusable.”
And why it was never, ever, “slut,” “prostitute,” “whore,” Flake,” “she didn’t mind having things stuck up there before she got pregnant,” or “hold the pill between your knees.” Fresh off two straight weeks...
A Bloggy Puttanesca
(A staple in my house since my single years, a puttanesca is a cheap, low-class pasta dish that clears out little bits of other stuff from the fridge you are trying to get rid...
I Honestly Can’t Tell Which Thing I’m Feeling More…
… complete shock or a huge sense of relief. I always assumed we’d read something like this someday, but I didn’t think it would be today – or tomorrow, or even this year. Rush...
The Retroactive Table of Contents : February 24 – March 2
Headline of the Week: My Year With Guns When he was eight years old Tod Kelly fired his first loaded gun and got a black eye, fired his first empty gun and felt...
Sailing Away to Irrelevance: Rush Limbaugh & The Right’s Self-Destructive Dependency on The Media Machine
Nine months ago, Jaybird asked readers and contributors alike to take a stab at predicting the outcome of the then-burgeoning 2012 Presidential Campaign. My answer then stands today. (BTW, a big hat tip to...
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My Year of Guns
The first time I shot a gun, I got a black eye for my troubles. My father, who was the consummate outdoorsman, had taken me to a shooting range so that he could properly...
The Retroactive Table of Contents : February 17 – 24
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The Virginia Ultrasound Bill and the Moniker of Rape
Last year a friend of mine had concerns about her teenage daughter’s health. Without going into detail, know that certain troubling symptoms had led her to believe that her daughter’s reproductive health might be...
The Retroactive Table of Contents : February 10 – February 17
Headline of the Week: Turns Out the South Really Is Bats**t Crazy In separate posts, Mark and Pat reported respectively on a school district in North Carolina forcing McNuggets on children and a law...
There’s Plenty of Conservatism in Quality Art; Conservatives Just Refuse To Embrace It
When is art conservative?
The Retroactive Table of Contents : February 3 – February 10
Headline of the Week Everyone welcomed back Tom Van Dyke after he returned from what must have been the worst League hiatus ever. Ever. New Bright Shiny Object of the Week Unsurprisingly, the big...
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Constitutional Convention of the LoOG is Now In Session!
Tim’s fantastic post on Constitutional vogue (or lack thereof) and my own follow up produced a lot of really great discussion in the threads about America’s framework document. Reading through the various comments last...
Why People Aren’t Clamoring for Constitutional Amendments
Over at Dutch Courage, Tim laments our country’s current relationship with our Constitution. Part of the problem, he argues, is that people today feel like they don’t know or understand the Constitution; and this...
Against Art Relativism… or, If You Ever Wanted To Call Me An Elitist Snob, Here’s Your Chance
In Sam’s recent post on snobbery, one of the more interesting threads had to do with what I refer to as art relativism. For my purposes here, let us define art relativism as the...
The Real Moment Komen Tripped Up
Earlier this week I met with a client who heads up a non-profit that serves a particular segment of the disenfranchised. She had concerns about some projects one of her organization’s divisions were starting,...
