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One Response to Sandy Hook and the Problem of Evil

Since Friday there have been a million and one response to the evil experienced against th...

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The Latest School Massacre

This event is only a few hours old as this is being written, but it is already possible to...

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Chivalry Is Not Dead

There was a time back in the day, as they say, when treating women with respect by opening...

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Labels: What Are They Good For?

There is a strain among certain traditionalist conservatives to eschew the use of labels. ...

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A Day that Exceeds Nigel Tufnel’s Dreams

As I'm sure you know, today is 12/12/12. This means that 11/11/11 - or Nigel Tufnel day -...

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Ravi Shankar, R.I.P.

No music I have ever listened to have I found so utterly compelling as that of the recentl...

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Winterlight

We all know that spring, and not winter, is the time that a young man's fancy turns to lov...

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Ace Aces It!

Those of us at The American Culture often comment on the monopoly modern liberals, i.e. pr...

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The New Heartland Climate Report

Possibly to the dismay of every climate alarmist who believes carbon dioxide produced by m...

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Perry’s ‘The Scroll’ an Engaging Short Mystery

MysteriousPress.comis introducing a new series of stories called Bibliomysteries. The co...

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‘How Great Is That?’: SNL Audience Delights in Race Hatred

In his monologue near the beginning of last night's episode of NBC-TV's Saturday Night L...

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Book Review — ‘The Party Line’

THE PARTY LINE: A PLAY IN TWO ACTS — By Sheryl Longin & Roger L. Simon — Introduct...

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Killing Time Lamely—Brad Pitt’s Anti-Capitalist Mess

Your humble writer's parents used to employ the phrase, "the height of laziness," whenever...

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The Exemplary Dave Brubeck

Jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck lived a good, long life, dying yesterday at the ...

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Poem: “Lifting of the Fog”

The following poem, which we present with the permission of the author, is another in our ...

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Poem: “This Morning”

The following poem, which we present with the permission of the author, is one of a collec...

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Hollywood Comedy, Then and Now

Saturday night I watched Wisconsin beat up on Nebraska and earn a third straight trip to t...

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I Vote for Sandra Fluke for Time’s Person of the Year!

Every year, as we all know, Time Magazine honors someone as its “Person of the Year,” ...

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Book Review — ‘Shooting Hollywood’

SHOOTING HOLLYWOOD: THE DIANA POOLE STORIES — By Melodie Johnson Howe — 2011 — Cripp...

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Sonnet: “For Our Friends in Israel”

The following sonnet was written during the Pillar of Defense operation in Israel and was ...

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TNT’s “Leverage” Almost Jumps the Proverbial Shark

I’m not ready to give up on Timothy Hutton and the gang just yet, but the big business, ...

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‘Please Stop Watching’ Our Show, ‘Two and a Half Men’ Cast Member Says

Some interesting Man Bites Dog and the Hand That Feeds Him cultural news: a teenage memb...

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Christmas Mysteries on ION

The ION Television Network is presenting a good five hours of Christmas-themed mysteries f...

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Mark Twain Wouldn’t Have Liked Nanny State Modern Liberals Either

The Wall Street Journal has a “Notable & Quotable” piece in its Op Ed section ever...

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Graham Parker’s Rumour Reunion and Abortion Anthem

It’s been 35 years or so since your writer was introduced to the glorious amalgamation o...

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It’s the Social Conservatives’ Fault!

So goes the line from many corners of the political and cultural realm: it was the social ...

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Director’s Cliched Progressive Politics Delayed Release of ‘Lincoln’

Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has carved a wide swathe through Hollywood. The guy'...

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Fun Mystery Novel Sets Sail for Murder

Marsali Taylor has written a very pleasant read in this "Shetland Mystery." But I’m g...

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Conservative Money Needs to Make Its Way Into The Culture

As we know, and as I’ve said here ad nauseum, the battle for the soul of America is the ...

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Facts, Principles, and the Nature of Liberty

Sometimes, as Shakespeare wrote, brevity is the soul of wit (meaning, the essence of wisdo...

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Koontz’s ’77 Shadow Street’ Is 77% Great

One thing that can be said for Dean Koontz is that he likes to mix it up. His characters...

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Murder . . . with an Overpowering Dose of Romance Thrown In

The first time we met MI5-man-turned Anglican priest Max Tudor, he soon became involved in...

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Review: Nero Wolfe’s Great Partnership Begins

Whenever we walk into the brownstone home of Nero Wolfe, we’re used to seeing everything...