Not likely, but until last night the President of the United States, through the efforts of his handlers, and the administration of multiple cocktails of geriatric drugs to keep the man conscious and upright, managed to maintain in him the appearance of a somewhat presidential mien, at least to an all-too-willing- media. No longer. ManyContinue reading “Unwitting Farewell Address?”
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How much do they think they’re worth?
Dartmouth basketball team can unionize, government official states. The college might begin by asking the players union reps, in their estimation how much value added is provided by their clients to a Dartmouth education, offer their replies to the Daily Dartmouth, and ask for comments. True, Ivy League practice (to its great credit) is notContinue reading “How much do they think they’re worth?”
R.I.P. Peter Schickele.
“Professor” Schickele had a big influence on this blogger while he was still in school. The purported scholar of the life and works of the “youngest of J. S. Bach’s 20-odd children and certainly the oddest,” Schickele never once let up in public that P. D. Q. Bach was anything but a real composer, andContinue reading “R.I.P. Peter Schickele.”
The Rev’d Sirs Stick their Necks Out.
In San Francisco, no less. From Father Zuhlsdorf: STATEMENT from priests of the Cathedral of San Francisco about “FS” and “blessings This is worth notice. Priests of the Cathedral in San Francisco have issued their own statement about FS… We will note with interest the reaction to this statement among Church higher-ups. Will they respectContinue reading “The Rev’d Sirs Stick their Necks Out.”
Shh! Nobody tell him. It will save us lots of trouble.
Biden Tells Voters: I Work for the Government in the Senate.” By most accounts, he’ll barely be missed in the White House.
Prophetic Words.
Soon we will have priests reduced to the role of social workers and the message of faith reduced to a political vision. Everything will seem lost, but at the right time, only in the most dramatic phase of the crisis, the Church will be reborn. It will be smaller, poorer, almost catacumbal, but also holier.Continue reading “Prophetic Words.”
A New Motto for Harvard.
And I Did it all by Myself, No Thanks to You!
From PJ Media: Biden Looking at Huge Concession to GOP on Border Policy . . . How badly does Joe Biden want that funding for Ukraine? That’s the question Republicans are asking as border negotiations tied to Ukraine funding continue this week. If the reports about what’s been agreed to are true, Republicans have alreadyContinue reading “And I Did it all by Myself, No Thanks to You!”
Stark Raving Mad.
Slipping into the Abyss, a play in one act. Whatever faint grasp of reality the left might have had once is rapidly disappearing. Might it be, despite having control of most of the major institutions in this country, their sense the never-high public support they had is waning to insignificant? It must be terribly frustratingContinue reading “Stark Raving Mad.”
Harvard’s Past and Future President, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
The venerable Glenn Reynolds, proprietor of Instapundit, asks poetically in his Substack blog: “Claudine Gay has gone away, is this the dawn of a new day?” Professor Reynolds is referring to, inter alia, the ubiquitous and heinous policy of DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) when hiring: in the private sector, government, and the academy. Read aContinue reading “Harvard’s Past and Future President, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.”
THE TAOS TATLER. 