G.K. Chesterton and the Book of Job G.K. Chesterton’s introduction to The Book of Job, worthy itself of an introduction, contains several profound ideas inspired by this profoundest of Old Testament books. Here is one that got me thinking: “If…
Author: Brad Shorr
Those not well acquainted with the Catholic Church may be surprised to learn this supremely hierarchical organization has as one of its most important structural principles the concept of subsidiarity. Here are a few passages from the Catechism of the…
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.” — Vladimir Lenin “The press is our chief ideological weapon.” — Nikita Krushchev “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of…
What you’re looking at above is considered by some to be the best move ever played in the history of chess! Who made it? Frank James Marshall, one of the finest grandmasters the United States has ever produced. Despite his…
When I was a boy, I remember having civil defense drills in our grade school. “Why are we crouching under our desks?” I’d ask. “Because there could be a nuclear war between us and the Soviet Union that will destroy…