[November 4, 2026] Another of Aesop’s fables. This is one of the most direct and enduring warnings in the tradition against the gap between talk and action: Belling the Cat. It is easy to propose remedies. It is another matter entirely to carry them out when the cost is high. Long ago, the mice held a general council… Read More »
[November 3, 2026] Another of Aesop’s fables. This is one of the most direct and enduring warnings in the tradition against misplaced compassion and the refusal to see character clearly: The Farmer and the Snake. One winter a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it… Read More »
[November 2, 2026] A week ago, at a Turning Point USA “Pick Up the Mic” event at the University of Texas at San Antonio, 19-year-old Isabela “Isa” Casahuga Lemgruber (who introduced herself as “Pamper Baby”) stepped up to the microphone and recited a short parody of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” that mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk.… Read More »
[November 1, 2026] An interesting series of videos, and one worthy of promoting, looks inside the psychology and philosophy of humans. Red-line stick-figures are animated into short posts and explain what makes us tick. In this case, female solipsism is discussed. The narration and concept originates with Jake Abdo’s “90 Days of Game” series (originally appearing as Day… Read More »
[October 31, 2026] As kids we treated Halloween as a candy haul and a chance to wear a skeleton suit. That was a great time for us. The night worked out well. Yet the same night that filled Piggly Wiggly grocery bags also carried older meanings that modern psychology helps us recover. It shows how human beings use… Read More »
[October 30, 2026] I never planned to think of a dog as a test of character. Then one lived in my house long enough that the test became daily. The weight of the leash is what I want to explain. Most of what people say about dogs is true, but it leaves something out. They are loyal and… Read More »
[October 29, 2026] For many who follow the Catholic Church, we have noticed that the church’s senior leaders make public announcements that are inconsistent with the faith. What we have witnessed raises the question whether the Catholic Church is for sale. Lay Catholic and opinion writer Joseph Fosco has focused much of his writing calling for the consistent… Read More »
[October 28, 2026] How do you describe the elected leader of a nation who is caught in a violent nightmare, and doesn’t know what to do about it, or even to admit there is a problem? France’s president Emmanuel Macron is best seen as France’s “manager” of government affairs. Or, what I initially thought: “pathetically weak.” So, is… Read More »
[October 27, 2026] The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (16 July 1212), near modern Santa Elena in Jaén province in southern Spain, was a major Christian victory over the Almohad Caliphate during the Reconquista. It has been often referred to as the Battle that Broke Muslim Spain. A coalition led by Alfonso VIII of Castile, with Peter… Read More »
[October 26, 2026] Another of Aesop’s fables. This is one of the most ancient fables on record, and predates Aesop by centuries. It is also one of the least known: The Hawk and the Nightingale. And now I will tell a fable for princes who themselves understand. Thus said the hawk to the nightingale with speckled neck, while… Read More »