Dolor occultus An article that takes up where the recent expansion of the official list of psychiatric disorders left off: Asymptomatic Dep...

Wikileaks & Public Service: Although the transfer of secret diplomatic documents to Wikileaks was an act of treason, it is not the only ...

How Bad Is This? Georgia is my home state, so when I see a political story located here I have to take notice . What a doozy this one is! G...

"Permitorium" Hell and Waiver Heaven Laws that theoretically allow citizens to conduct their lawful business, but in fact leave th...

The Lottery: A voluntary tax on the stupid, it has been called; but that may be too strong. It is merely a voluntary tax on the innumerate....

A Pheasant Pie: Served with a good brown ale.

Jerusalem: A new book provides a 'biography' of a city . Over three millennia people have believed the city to be the bridge between...

Historiography: Fox News reports that President Obama botched a Bible verse. "Those who wait on the Lord will soar on wings like eagles...

Lost Music Found When we were kids, my sister and I listened to a four-record set night and day, full of great folk songs. We lost it long ...

On the Inferiority of Japanese Swords: An account : Some doubts of the temper of these swords arose in consequence of a playful encounter wh...

Irish Crochet Lace I've finished my first project from the Irish Crochet Lace book that my sister sent me for Christmas. What fun! Thi...

"How Four Loko Became Ethanol" A video by Mary Katherine Ham examines the way that a popular drink -- one people were eager to bu...

Gratuitous Gender Wars Provocation A reader wrote to a favorite word-maven columnist of mine with a question about word usage. Because the ...

Snow Strategies Chicago is using a fleet of snowmobiles to transport patients from inaccessible homes or cars to waiting ambulances. The s...

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted I've been meaning to read this piece at The American Thinker since DL Sly recently included the link in ...

Monster Storm This thing was really huge. Even way down here it's giving us several days of hard freeze, with ice and even snow possibl...

Headlines: "Abortion May Be Less Traumatic Than Childbirth, Study Finds." Not for the child.

St. Raymond of Fitero: Dad29 sends this story of a warrior monk . Apparently St. Raymond was a model monk, for he was elected as the prior ...

Evils Done: Some commentary : When asked how long a girl might have to wait to get back to the work of the sex trade after an abortion, two ...

Ayo Gurkhali! It's OK to bring a knife to a gunfight, if you know what to do with the knife . A 35 year-old Gurkha soldier named Bishnu ...