"Race is what defines us" (Especially if you dig holy dirt...)- June 30, 2008 Can dirt be holy Is there such a thing as "sacred soil" If you're religious about physical things, I guess dirt as well as locations can be considered sacred. Certainly, a good argument can be made that important graveyards, or...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/race_is_what_de.html The American University of Iraq needs your books!- June 30, 2008 My favorite writer on everything has some words on "how you can do your bit to build democracy": In the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniya, the American University of Iraq has just opened its doors. And it is appealing for...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/the_american_un.html "inherently more offensive to women"- June 29, 2008 A simple cup of joe not always so simple The days of women fetching coffee for the boss still linger in some workplaces That was the headline on a story on the front page of the Business section of today's...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/inherently_more.html There really is a hockey stick! (And it's very alarming)- June 29, 2008 I keep hearing and reading that the average world temperatures reached their peak in 1998, and leveled off since. This article -- titled "There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998" is typical:For many years now, human-caused...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/there_really_is.html Neither sense, nor reason, nor customer complaint ...- June 29, 2008 This is just to say that despite calls by others in years and decades past, now really is the time to privatize the postal service. My girlfriend and I returned home tonight after a lovely evening with friends to find...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/neither_sense_n.html Shred your burdens- June 28, 2008 Like many people, I have paper problems. Paper that I do not want but cannot throw away for security reasons accumulates to the point where there's too much to easily shred, and on top of that Coco hates my shredder....http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/post_823.html Two (or more) can play- June 28, 2008 Will the decadent West be conquered by decadent Islamic sexual tolerance If that sounds like too much of a mouthful, read "Converting the West to Islam Through ... Sex" by Timothy R. Furnish, whose Ph.D. is in Islamic History, and...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/post_822.html Ira B. Tucker Sr., 1925-2008- June 28, 2008 I was very sorry to read that the lead singer of the Dixie Hummingbirds, Ira B. Tucker Sr. has died -- right here in Philadelphia: Ira B. Tucker Sr., 83, of North Philadelphia, one of gospel's most celebrated voices and...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/ira_b_tucker_sr.html Without Lubrication- June 28, 2008 Yes it is true. America's need for more oil refining capacity is bringing a new refinery on line. In India. Shouting Into The Void tells the tale. Here's some news that should make all the energy independence buffs throw their...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/without_lubrica.html Looming, unpredictable issue- June 27, 2008 Yesterday M. Simon opined that because the Heller decision was only 5-4, the gun issue might very well become important in the fall election. While I can't predict that far in the future, what prompted this post is that I'm...http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/06/looming_unpredi.html |