Blogworthies III Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything. Noteworthy entries @ Catholic and Enjoying It! Dust in the Light, Catholic Analysis, Veritas, Dyspeptic Mutterings, Sed Contra,....

John Kerry on the Defense Budget 1984 "We are continuing a defense buildup that is consuming our resources with weapons systems that we don't need and can't use." Are these....

"Poll Tax" After the Iowa caucuses, I wrote that The Big News Out Of Iowa was "The pollsters blew it big time". At CJR's Campaign Desk yesterday, Zachary Roth notes....

Terror in Israel The Human Cost of Terrorism A photographic essay. (Thanks, Charles.)

"Taken for Granted?" At Times Against Humanity.

Newman's Two Hundred and Third Birthday Ven. John Henry Newman was born this day, February 21, 1801. Vide.

Two Missives From an Alternate Universe Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCI First, an article by Tom Hayden at AlterNet, Feb. 17. + + + + + The Democratic presidential candidates....

"The Bubble of American Supremacy" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CC An essay by George Soros at The Atlantic, Dec. 2003. + + + + + It is generally agreed that....

"Conservatives' 'Vicious' Criticism Makes Soros Angry" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCIX Poor little rich boy. Out of the depths of the backlog — a CNS article, January 13. + +....

"Labor Supporter Says Dean Ignored His Entreaties to Quit" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCVIII A remarkable article in today's NYT. + + + + + One of Howard Dean's most....

"Court to Consider Roe v. Wade Reopen Request" An AP report at FNC today: A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a request from the woman formerly known as....

The Novak Exception A WSJ house editorial at OpinionJournal, today, exposes another facet of mainstream media's liberal hypocrisy: .... Instead of lauding Mr. Novak for protecting his sources, many of....

Normalizing Pedophilia "Battle continues to change perception". An article at the Express-Times (Easton, NJ), dated Feb. 22. I quote its entirety, because it is already unavailable at the URL I....

"What's Wrong With Letting Same-Sex Couples 'Marry'?" A timely useful article by Peter Sprigg at FRC (emphasis in original): What's wrong with letting same-sex couples legally "marry?" There are two....

"Dean's Doom" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCVII My, my, how things can change in a couple of months. Out of the depths of the backlog — a column by Eric....

1st Annual Catholic Blog Awards Results Congratulations to all the winners. And thanks to whoever nominated The Blog from the Core in the following categories: Most Informative Blog, Best Man....

Write to California, Too In response to my Letter to Congress Supporting Federal Marriage Amendment, Vociferous Yawpings urges us to write to officials in California, and provides some names and....

"Prominent Democrats Question S.F. Nuptials" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCVI A report today at the San Jose Mercury News + + + + + For a week, the parade of....

"Kerry and Jane" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCV Robert Novak writes at TownHall today (ellipsis in original). + + + + + A 34-year-old flier lists speakers for an anti-Vietnam....

Coulter, Cleland, and Core's Law of New Media Ann Coulter spills the beans, Feb. 11, on how the military biography of former Georgia senator Max Cleland has been (as they....

The Deaning Party? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCIV A WSJ house editorial at OpinionJournal today. + + + + + Howard Dean's withdrawal from the Democratic primaries yesterday ends one....

Letter to Congress Supporting Federal Marriage Amendment Today, I am sending the following letter to my senators and representative, with appropriate changes (for instance, Senator Santorum is a sponsor of....

The Case of the Vanishing Paragraphs You can almost hear him screaming, "You were not supposed to print that!" A BBC article, Feb. 16, contained the following section (brackets in....

"The Right War for the Right Reasons" A very long essay by Robert Kagan & William Kristol at The Weekly Standard, dated Feb. 23: WITH ALL THE TURMOIL SURROUNDING David....

Will the Deanings Ever Stop? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCIII "The way I read it, the attrition strategy is working." An informative article on the Dean campaign, by Jonathan Last....

"The Misunderestimators Are Back" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCII An article by John Podhoretz at the New York Post, yesterday (ellipsis and emphasis in original). + + + + +....

Thirty-Four Years Ago Today, the Harvard Crimson Interviewed John Kerry "Kerry said that the United Nations should have control over most of our foreign military operations. 'I'm an internationalist. I'd....

"Fascism at Berkeley" A report on Daniel Pipe's recent lecture at UC Berkeley: If reaction to Daniel Pipes’ lecture on Tuesday (2/10) was any indication, fascism is alive and well....

Do You See a Resemblance? I do. Vide.

John Kerry: Would-Be Non-War President Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXCI From the Democratic presidential candidate's debate, Feb. 15: .... GILBERT: Senator Kerry, President Bush a week ago on "Meet the....

"Kerry Says Bush Has Forgotten Real 9/11 Heroes" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CXC I don't suppose these unions switching from Gephardt & Dean will make "John Kerry: Our Second Choice"....

No More Time To Waste On the lawlessness in San Francisco, Stanley Kurtz blogs at The Corner today: And again I say to conservatives, accept what is happening in San....

More on Democratic Memos By Quin Hillyer at NRO today: A group of some 20 conservative activists gave two Republican senators an earful last Thursday evening, demanding that the Senate....

Hugh Hewitt's "Kerry Files" At The Weekly Standard, Feb. 12: WITH LESS THAN 38 WEEKS until the November 2nd vote, radio hosts have got to sharpen the message. That's less....

Twelve More Questions for John Kerry This time, from John Hawkins at Right Wing News, Feb. 13 (embedded ellipses in original): .... However, if Kerry is going to try to....

My College Alma Mater Makes FrontPage Magazine A student from Virginia, Tony Stevens, writes yesterday about one of his professors at California University of Pennsylvania, which is just a few....

Re: The 1st Annual St. Blog's Awards Best Political Blog Voting ends tomorrow at noon. Hint, hint. Review.

Four Hundred and Forty-Nine Spams so far since last Tuesday. Way, way, way down from last week's Seven Hundred and Thirty-Three. In fact, this is by far the lowest count....

"With the Spread of the Army and Police, Our Future is Becoming Frightening" I've been waiting for this to show up somewhere. At NRO, Feb. 12, the complete text of....

Flashback: What Happens to Rumors About Republican Infidelity Matt Drudge nails it, yesterday (emphasis and brackets in original). + + + + + XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN FEB 15,....

Our Leftist Universities Two articles by Edward Feser, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, at Tech Central Station. First, Why Are Universities Dominated by....

"Dizzy! I'm So Dizzy! My Head is Spinning" One of the most energetically spun stories I've seen in a long time. As you have probably heard already, one Ryan Anderson....

"Democrats March Toward Destruction" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXIX Out of the depths of the backlog — Charles Brooks writes at The Mississippi Press, Jan. 18. + + + +....

"Are Parallels To Nazi Germany Crazy?" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXVIII Out of the depths of the backlog — one of our favorite columnists, Harley Sorensen, writes at the San....

"We Will Never, Never, Never Forget Florida" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXVII So said Rep. Charles Rangel (S-New York) on NBC News' Meet the Press yesterday. + + + +....

Twenty-Eight Questions for John Kerry From George F. Will at WaPo today: In the more than 250 days until Nov. 2, John Kerry can answer questions that linger despite, or....

Democratic Memos Need Special Prosecutor Not an editorial the likes of which you'll ever read in the New York Times. In today's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Democrats, aided by an incredibly gutless....

"The Poltics of Fear" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXVI I've been looking for a transcript of Al Gore's (in)famous speech of last Sunday, but it hasn't turned up yet. Here,....

Soros Bashes Bush in Chicago Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXV A report in the Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 12. + + + + + Forget the economy — next fall's presidential....

"A Vortex of Insanity" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CLXXXIV At Real Clear Politics, Feb. 11: I didn't really want to get into the nitty-gritty middle of the Bush National Guard....

Blog Stuff I noticed the other day that some folks besides your Humble, Faithful Blogster are actually using the Search function. (Movable Type's Activity Log keeps track of what strings....

Three by Madeleva III Poems by Sister M. Madeleva, C.S.C. Wind Wraith A shy ghost of a wind was out Tiptoeing through the air At dawn, and though I could....