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I came across this while ego-surfing. The Golden Age by John C. Wright? I am reading this book for AP lit, but there is no sparknotes or anything for this book. Does anyone know any website or book or anything … Continue reading →

“The Kraken” (1830) Alfred Lord Tennyson Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee About his shadowy sides: above him swell Huge sponges … Continue reading →

In keeping with the policy that all newly converted Catholics have of trying to be more Catholic than the Pope, I have just taken an Advent season vow to give up complaining, as well as to give up coffee, during … Continue reading →

Without doubt the clearest meditation on this theme I have ever read. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/11/better-than-nothing.html … the modern world sees destruction as something bold, brave and ballsy. We see sin — always destructive — as a solid in an otherwise watery universe. … Continue reading →

Note: I had thought this topic long dead, as the title indicates. Since someone brought it up again, I reprint my previous thought on the subject, editing only the opening remark. A reader who, on other topics, I deem worthy … Continue reading →

Ah, a kind reader named Darrell, one of the few entities on the Internet with a human name, has asked me about my favorite topic! Within your system of philosophy, how is truth defined? Is truth objective or subjective? Please … Continue reading →

I just got my first honest-to-goodness piece of nutbag hatemail today. The hate was not directed against me in this case, but it was still unseemly: Dear Mr Wright, I have seen from your blog that you plan to vote … Continue reading →

Expect no new posts this week. My dayjob has a looming deadline this month, and my next manuscript is due at the editor’s in January, so I have not had as much time to post editorial, rants, screeds, jests and … Continue reading →

The next installment of the never-ending argument: “additionally, if it is true that empirical properties have inherent meaning, then it is not true that metaphysical theories cannot be tested by empirical measurement. The argument runs in circles: You assert that … Continue reading →

This is a major who was killed by a suicide bomber while in service overseas. Please pray for him and donate. Proceeds go to his widow and orphans, two-year-old twins. (hat tip to Mark Shea.) http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=7264&url=kennedysangels

A reader with the sagacious yet doughty name of Scholar at Arms, in reference to a prior post called the Parable of the Peddlers, writes this: An interesting parable, Mr. Wright. I would observe that statements such as “to me, … Continue reading →

I was reading FAITH OF OUR FATHERS by Archbishop Gibbons. It is not uncommon for a dialogue like the following to take place between a Protestant Minister and a convert to the Catholic Church: Minister: You cannot deny that the … Continue reading →

This starts as a reference to an ongoing discussion, but then veers into other areas, so I place it here as its own topic. A reader named Gonzalo writes: well, there is another option. Let’s say there was 1 stall … Continue reading →

Now that July 4th is past, and the ‘Fortnight for Freedom’ is gone by, only now did my wee and inattentive mind come across the list of the saints and martyrs, whom we were asked to remember in our prayers, … Continue reading →

If you have read Count to A Trillion and noticed any mistakes, including math errors, please let me know or post them here. I am trying to correct them for the paperback.

Or any books for that matter, want to help the publishing industry from being bureaucrated to death, you may read the following letter, and send comments to the Department of Justice: http://aardvarknow.us/2012/05/09/letter-to-the-department-of-justice/ Anti-trust laws are anti-just. If you set your … Continue reading →

Part of an ongoing conversation: wrf3  writes: “Now, it seems to me you’re equivocating on what “Natural Law” means. On the one hand, you say that “Natural Law” is how men behave. If “Natural Law” were purely descriptive then I’d … Continue reading →

I just read a favorable review of COUNT TO A TRILLION, appearing, of all places, on a page devoted to mathematical fiction. Of course the math errors I made in the text were immediately detected, to my chagrin, including a … Continue reading →

Or win. The words below are from the wife: ——————————————————– Prospero Regained and Shadowfever tied for first place! We are both the Best Book of 2011! Thanks, Everyone! For more information and the exciting controversy that to the tie, you … Continue reading →

For those of you curious about the ongoing situation at Northern Kentucky University, where, as is typical with Lefties, craven vandals have been attempting to trample both the truth and the freedom of speech of the students, we have an … Continue reading →

The beautiful and talented Mrs Wright has a message about her ongoing campaign: Amazingly, I have made it to Round Four. If you would like to vote, here is the link: http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2012/03/27/6th-annual-book-tournament-round-4-quarterfinals/ I am so grateful for everyone’s support. Bless … Continue reading →

The eloquent historian Mr Barbieri sums of the history of the struggles between Caesar and Pontiff nicely, ending with the observation that “history is the greatest of comedian and the master ironist of all ironists.” Here is the opening paragraphs: … Continue reading →

Gallantry is dead, and it is thanks to those alleged defenders of womenkind and all things weak and poor, the Politically Correct. Except that the PC-niks does not have a good track record of kindness to women, do they? Here … Continue reading →

Over at the NRO Corner, one Michael Austin writes: So, John Carter is shaping up to be the Ishtar of the 2010s, the Gates of Heaven of the Obama years. Disney is taking a $200 million bath on a movie that … Continue reading →