Monthly Archives: December 2015

For the past few days I’ve been busy recovering from an upgrade to Windows 10. Out of the box, my desktop computer came with Windows 7 installed. I hated it, and upgraded to Windows 8.1 as soon as it was … Continue reading →

What do you know? David Brooks was thinking about Eric Hoffer’s classic book yesterday, too. The best source of wisdom on this general subject is still “The True Believer,” by Eric Hoffer, which he wrote back in 1951. [ … … Continue reading →

If there is any one book I would require be a staple of every college education, whatever the field, it would be Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer. If you haven’t read it, your education is incomplete and you should put … Continue reading →

Another Catholic diocese files for bankruptcy protection in consequence of sexual abuse settlements. The Catholic Diocese of Duluth filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, a month after a victim of priest sex abuse there was awarded $8 million in damages. … Continue reading →

The group of sadists, adventurers, displaced military brass, and religious fanatics in Syria and Iraq who call themselves a Caliphate pose no realistic threat to the security of the United States whatsoever. Indeed, they are a great deal less dangerous … Continue reading →