“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Legal whoring

It’s funny because it’s true In that whole discussion about “sugar daddies”, and their “game” (or, in my opinion, lack thereof), an interesting topic came up. As I said in that post, there is no moral difference whatsoever between...

Free the lands of the north

There is no depth to which the Unionists of the (possibly soon to be dis-)United Kingdom will not stoop in order to scare the people of Scotland into staying in the Union: Like Boris Johnson, my sense is that Scotland will eventually vote no. But what a kerfuffle we...

Trust

Lord but it is good to be back home. (Going back to work and having my extroverted colleague yapping in my ear all the time, not so much…) Yet I cannot help but feel a wrenching sense of loss at having left Eretz Israel. I have said it before, and now I...

The Holy Land

God didn’t pick us because we were weak or would run from danger. We’ve taken murder and sorrow and humiliation for six thousand years and we have kept faith. We have outlived everyone who has tried to destroy us. Can’t you see it, Kitty? … this...

Don’t trust the police

These days it is pretty rare for me to find something over at Return of Kings that I genuinely think is worth reading. (There are a few very notable exceptions, such as frequent RoK contributor Quintus Curtius, who always has something interesting to say.) That...

My kind of burger joint

The kind that not only allows armed diners into the premises, but arms the waitresses too: How does a Swiss and Wesson grilled cheese for lunch sound?  Or a Guac 19 burger for dinner?  And would you like to attend a concealed carry class after your...

Reaping the whirlwind

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.  Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.  Israel hath cast off the thing that is good:...

Soft targets

Every time there is yet another public shooting in this country- or, well, anywhere else, for that matter- the usual suspects come crawling out of the woodwork with their outrageously outrageous OUTRAGE about how Gun Violence Is Out Of Control and therefore...

As Hollywood declines, so does the West

Actually, this is Hollywood logic To argue that the quality of Hollywood’s artistic output has “declined” over the last few decades is rather like saying that it is “a bit windy” during a hurricane. If you look at the current list of...