Prime Directive: Check Out Sci Phi Journal by Craig Bernthal The shelves of drugstores and news stands used to be crowded with “pulp” science fiction magazines: Fantastic Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Fantasy and Science Fiction, all of which sold for very little and provided a lot of entertainment. Many of […]
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by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Martha Raddatz: “This debate is, indeed, historic. We have two Catholic candidates, first time, on a stage such as this. And I would like to ask you both to tell me what role religion has played in your own personal views on abortion.” Share This
The Abortion Question: Vice Presidential Responses Fall Short Read More »
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Winston Churchill One of Victor Hanson’s most persuasive arguments about why democracies have an advantage over despotisms in fighting wars is that democracies are much more likely to correct their own mistakes. Share
The Positive Role of “Negative Feedback” Read More »
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers At the beginning of the 20th century, T. E. Hulme, in his great essay “Romanticism v. Classicism” defined Romanticism as “spilt religion.” Share This
Weaponized Romanticism Read More »
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Most Christians in America probably don’t know much about what is happening in the Episcopal Church (TEC). Share This
Leaving the New Episcopal Church Read More »
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Temperance is not high in the current list of American virtues. We are the 9th most obese people on earth, according to the World Health Organization, with 74% of American’s over 15 identified as overweight. Share This
Welcome to Big Brother’s “The National Survey of Student Engagement” by Craig Bernthal Private Papers This week an on-line questionnaire went out from the thought police — oops — I mean the Provost, to the faculty in the university where I teach, asking us what we do in the classroom. Share This
Go see The Nativity Story by Craig Bernthal Private Papers Here is the plot and the theme: God creates the universe, not because he needs to, since he is complete in himself, but as an act of gratuitous love. Share This
A Symphony Unheard Read More »
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers In Frankenmuth, Michigan, among a complex of little shops that sell junk to tourists, there is a T-shirt store called “Peace Frog.” Share This
Peace Frogs: “Dearbornistan” and the Strange Case of the Caro Terrorists Read More »