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A Great Reminder this Christmas

December 21, 2009

You Can’t Buy the Real Gifts of Christmas

An Interesting Question–with an Easy Answer

December 21, 2009

This issue of Atlantic Monthly has been on newsstands for several weeks, but it asks a very interesting question: did Christianity cause the crash? Here’s the lead article. The basic gist is that the “prosperity gospel” has encouraged profligate spending and irresponsible financial decisions on the part of “Christians” who are told by their pastors…

Christmas Video of the Day

December 21, 2009

An a cappella version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (with a little fiddle thrown in):

It's Just…Practice!

December 21, 2009

You’ll recognize Allan Iverson, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, and even Broadway Joe Willie Namath in this rap montage. Enjoy!

Christmas Video of the (Last Two) Day(s)

December 17, 2009

Didn’t even look at my computer yesterday, so today we get a two-fer, both “night songs by the incomparable Celtic Woman: Meav sings, and Mairead plays, Silent Night; beautiful in any language: O Holy Night, certainly one of the greatest of all the Christmas songs:

Private Sector Experience Not Needed

December 17, 2009

Not in the Obama administration, at least. We’re nearly a year into our latest presidential experiment. After our 8-year “let’s see what happens when we turn the government over to a teenager” approach (we call that the “Clinton Administration”), and another 8-year experiment we can label “let’s see what happens when we turn the government…