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November 30th, 2010 With great blessings comes great responsibility. This week at the Washington Post, I’m talking about American Exceptionalism: Prominent conservatives who declare America exceptional today, however, don’t do so with the hopes of abusing power. They do so as a defensive measure against the anti-Americanism of those in positions of power on the left. Read the whole thing. November 29th, 2010 Stephen was asking about smoking cigarettes. Is it really addictive, he wanted to know. And why do people do it anyway? And how bad is it for your body? As this was a great teaching moment, I was pleased to see a group of younger kids gathered to listen in while I answered his questions. “I don’t understand,” Stephen finally said, “why the government doesn’t just make cigarettes completely illegal.” November 24th, 2010 Turkey in the brine. These kids think I have lost my mind. —- 7:18 pm Thankful for my four oldest kids, who just peeled, cored, and sliced 20 apples in record time. 7:00 pm Thankful for my dishwasher, which I just loaded for the third time today. —- Pumpkin Pies! —- Pecan Pies! —- Carrot Cake! —- Son: How much more baking are you going to November 23rd, 2010 This line on my Facebook page tonight made me smile. You’re in good company, Betty! November 22nd, 2010 … and what he DID say about the sex abuse crisis. At the Washington Post this week. November 19th, 2010 You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic today: The main problem with Helen Fisher’s litter comment is that it presumes children are consumers. Aging, childless-by-choice Rutgers professors who live in large homes and travel the country in jet airplanes might very well be consumers. But children? They’re producers. Read the whole thing. |
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