Polity

Cowardice asks the question: “Is it safe”? Expediency asks the question: “Is it politic”? Vanity asks the question: “Is it popular?” But conscience asks the question: “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one what is right.

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Electoral Epistemology

I was speaking with someone recently about tomorrow’s election and they brought up a very good point that I want to explore in myself.

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2008 Rally

Sarah and I went to the Barack rally back in September.  It was quite an experience, having never been this involved in politics before.  Here are some pictures…

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Straight talkin’

Given the lively discussin’ that was goin’ on yesterday, I thought I’d link another video.

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Hate mail

Look what I got in the mail…

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Pop culture and the Canon

Guest reader Sarah’s comment on my blog post about movies referenced in Christian books got me to thinking.
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Herofication

Remember a few years ago when Chris Columbus was going through the retroactive wringer? The historians were brutal to the man.
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The Year of Our Lord, 1973

I’ve always been a little strangely fascinated with my birthyear. I know that sounds narcissistic, but you’ll have to take my word on this. I don’t collect historical tidbits of the year 1973 for any egotistical reason. It’s just plain old vanilla obsessive compulsive disorder. The following are facts I’ve collected about this year {1} {2}, organized in the following sections: (more…)

Footnotes:

  1. FactMonster’s 1973 data was vital []
  2. so was Information Please’s Internet Encyclopedia []

Stamina +3, Courage +2, Plot -10

Director/Writer Courtney Solomon saw Star Wars: The Phantom Menace one too many times.
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