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In Wendell Berry's novel Hannah Coulter , Hannah's husband Nathan has a repeated saying: "We're going to live right on....

I'm long behind the times. In fact, I'm about to write about a book review that was written just over a decade ago. I'm quite su...

I enjoy having full comments moderation turned on here at Extra Thoughts. It allows me to filter the nastiness I get in response to posts li...

Consider the following scenarios: --A man kills his wife in a hunting “accident.” The police are convinced that it was deliberate but know...

I have a new post up at What's Wrong With the World. Its theme is why Matt Walsh is a healthy corrective to some bad trends in our Wes...

If you've spent much time at all arguing with those who are pro-abortion, you've doubtless heard this canard: "Scientists think...

Old Star Trek fans will remember the episode "Mirror Mirror," in which some members of the Enterprise crew end up switched with th...

Per Bill Luse's suggestion here , I have posted here a piece on Obamacare and abortion. The short version is, yeah, it looks like it wi...

[This is a re-post from a few days ago at What's Wrong with the World. It was prompted by some of the posts it links from Wesley J. Smi...

I usually don't do quotes of the week, but this one was really good. From a commentator at Zippy's blog, apropos of Obama Catholics...

Caveat: What follows is not intended to mean that I endorse a democratic ideal of the family nor that I think that husbands have to defer to...

Byhrtwold grasped his shield and spoke. He was an old companion. He brandished his ash-spear and most boldly urged on the warriors: "Mi...