by Didact | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Wisdom of the Elder Cato the Elder was and is remembered as one of the greatest of the “old Romans”. He embodied all of the great virtues of the early Roman Republic. He was stern, patrician, conservative in manner, ascetic in lifestyle. Whether he was...
by Didact | Dec 30, 2015 | Kipling, Uncategorized
I have never understood the long-standing allegation that this poem is about racism and speaks favourably about imperialism. I come from one of the former British colonies; my parents are both far bigger anti-imperialists than I am (especially my dad- he once very...
by Didact | Dec 25, 2015 | Christianity, Uncategorized
From IRON MAIDEN, from Eddie, and from the boys! The Promise Fulfilled 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of...
by Didact | Dec 23, 2015 | Christianity, Uncategorized
The Pink Army lost, badly, in its attempts to get Slovenia to treat sexual perversion on the same level as heterosexual marriage: Slovenia is overwhelmingly against same-sex “marriage,” having voted the idea down decisively. The law proposed by the leftist ZL...
by Didact | Dec 20, 2015 | Christianity, Uncategorized
As I have pointed out many times, Islam is not and has never been any kind of religion of peace. It is, always has been, and always will be a political ideology first, and a religion second. That Islam has been a source of untold suffering, murder, pillaging,...
by Didact | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ever wondered what happens when you put two highly intelligent and well-read conservative/libertarian types on a podcast and get them talking about r/K selection theory and its applications to politics? Wonder no more: Grab yourself a tall drink, sit back, relax, and...
by Didact | Dec 10, 2015 | Christianity, Uncategorized
It is odd indeed to hear the former Prime Minister of a country descended from scalawags and convicts speak with greater moral clarity and accuracy on the subject of dar al-Islam’s 14-century war against everyone else than the President of the United States of...
by Didact | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
What is the greatest friend, teacher, and partner that a man can have? Some- most- would argue that it is a dog. I happen to agree, most of the time- as long as we’re talking about real dogs, like Alsatians or border collies or golden retrievers, not...
by Didact | Nov 29, 2015 | Kipling, Uncategorized
Given the title of the poem, here’s one “if” that I hope to see come to pass in my time: If I ever have a son, I’m going to buy him the complete works of Kipling, for him to go through as he grows into manhood. He will get a better education...
by Didact | Nov 26, 2015 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Save the world. Eat a vegan! Besides, what could they see but a hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wilde beasts and wilde men? and what multitudes of them there were, they then knew not: for which way soever they turned their eyes (save upward to Heaven) they...
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