In the past year, Benson Bobrick has published Master of War, a biography of Civil War general George H. Thomas. More recently, Joan Waugh published U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth. Grant is better known of course; dozens of biographies have been written about him. The reputations of both generals have suffered undeservedly at the [...]
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A Tale of Two Generals
Posted in Education, Man, Nation, Siarlys Jenkins, War, tagged books, Civil war, generals, strategy on November 28, 2009 | 9 Comments »
It’s NOT About Equal Protection
Posted in Community, Ethics, Family, Gods, Law, Lifestyle, Self, Sex, Siarlys Jenkins, tagged Family, marriage, Media, religion on November 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
If my state’s legislature ever considered a statute to license same sex couples as marriages, I really wouldn’t stir myself to either advocate for it or to stop it. But, as a disciple of James Madison’s arguments for the federal constitution, I am concerned with the integrity of the courts as guardians of our liberties. The arguments against Ms. Goodridge were as badly reasoned as those submitted to the court on her behalf, perhaps worse, which is one reason the decision fell out as it did. It was not a paragon of sound and rational judicial reasoning, nor of clear principles by which government can be restrained from infringing on the liberties of a free people.
Gay Pride, God, and Civil Discourse
Posted in Community, Culture, Ethics, Law, Nation, Politics, Siarlys Jenkins, tagged civility, conservatism, Family, marriage, religion, voting on November 20, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In the past year or so, there have been referenda in both Maine and California on whether to expand the civil-law definition of marriage. The proposed change would have provided for licensing of same-sex couples. Those disappointed by the outcome have raised loud and outraged voices. Of course we were already familiar with the loud [...]
Was Israel Ever in Egypt? When?
Posted in Gods, Science, Siarlys Jenkins, World on November 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The events of the Exodus were so cataclysmic that they could never have been concealed by the Egyptians. Their state was laid prostrate. Either the account happened, or it did not. The only possible period of Egyptian history to fit the facts is the end of the Middle Kingdom, which was immediately succeeded by the Hyksos conquerors.
Posted in Siarlys Jenkins on January 14, 2008 | Comments Off
