Author Archives: Joseph

Concise History of the Crusades

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Joseph

A while back I received an e-mail from the Conservative Book Club advertising the book A Concise History of the Crusades. Based on their description the book sounded really interesting and I added it to my Amazon.com wishlist hoping to … Continue reading →

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Leithart on Islam

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Joseph

Many blogs I read have linked to Peter Leithart’s recent articles on Islam. I really enjoyed the aritcle Islam: Mirror of Christendom Part 1, Part2, and Part 3. Reading these articles reminded me of the original reasons I started to … Continue reading →

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Did Bill Clinton Balance the Budget?

Posted on November 3, 2004 by Joseph

I have heard complaints from different people recently about how Bush has seemed to do nothing to balance the budget during his first four years. In some circles this has been used as an argument why that Republicans aren’t fiscally … Continue reading →

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Lessons from “The City on the Edge of Forever”

Posted on October 30, 2004 by Joseph

I watched the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever today. It’s part of the recently released Star Trek The Original Series – The Complete First Season. In this episode Dr. McCoy goes back in time by … Continue reading →

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Who Will We Elect?

Posted on October 28, 2004 by Joseph

Rush Limbaugh today read an article from the National Review Online concerning a possible outcome of the upcoming election. The article, Do You Know the U.S.A.?, discusses the feelings of an anonymous “longtime GOP operative” who basically argues that Bush … Continue reading →

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Shadow War

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Joseph

I heard a little bit of the Rush Limbaugh show today. Roger Hedgecock, who today substituted for Rush, was interviewing Richard Miniter, the autohor of Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror. I … Continue reading →

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Vice Presidential Debate

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Joseph

My favorite quote from the Vice Presidential debate came when Vice President Dick Cheney addressed Senator John Edwards: Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most … Continue reading →

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Return of the King Extended Edition

Posted on October 2, 2004 by Joseph

You can now order The Return of the King: Platinum Special Extended Edition from Amazon. This edition is going to be 50 minutes longer than the theatrical edition and will hopfully be a lot closer to the books, but we … Continue reading →

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The New Sun Series

Posted on September 25, 2004 by Joseph

I haven’t posted for a while and decided I wanted to write a little more about Gene Wolfe’s books. I have finished Shadow & Claw, Sword & Citadel, and Urth of the New Sun. I really liked the series but … Continue reading →

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Owning the Curse

Posted on June 22, 2004 by Joseph

Douglas Wilson and Douglas Jones have written a very important article on same-sex marriage in the latest issue of Credenda/Agenda. It seems to me that their take on the issue is very much in harmony with the information the Bible … Continue reading →

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