Thomas Becket, also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (December 21, 1119 or 1120 – December 29, 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then notably as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170. He engaged in conflict with King Henry […]
December 29, 1170: Assassination of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Part I.
December 29, 1170: Assassination of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Part I.
30 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
The Guardian touts the Qu’ran as a guide to life, and a way for Americans to understand why Palestinians are resilient
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
If you’ve read the Qur’an, as I have, you’ll realize that it is hardly the book to absorb if you want a peaceful and loving way of life. The verses written later, in particular, are bloodthirsty, oppressive, and misogynist, and those parts, as all Muslims know, take moral precedence over the nicer and earlier parts. […]
The Guardian touts the Qu’ran as a guide to life, and a way for Americans to understand why Palestinians are resilient
Hirsi Ali gets criticism of her newfound Christianity; responds
18 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in economics of religion, liberalism Tags: Age of Enlightenment, Freedom of religion, The Great Enrichment
Just recently Ayaan Hirsi Ali announced, after years of professing atheism (and rejecting her earlier Muslim faith(, that she’d become a Christian. This was announced in an article in Unherd, but she also discussed it briefly on a video, both of which I posted. Although she wasn’t explicit about what exactly she believed about Christianity, it’s […]
Hirsi Ali gets criticism of her newfound Christianity; responds
My conversation with Richard Dawkins
31 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of religion, law and economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: free speech, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
About ten days ago I had an hourlong conversation with Richard Dawkins for his Substack site, “The Poetry of Reality“. The video, from YouTube, is embedded below. As Richard says in his written introduction: We covered a myriad of controversial topics plaguing our world today: from the religious conflict in Gaza to modern-day struggles with […]
My conversation with Richard Dawkins
Nick Cohen on the embrace of Islamism by the “progressive” Left
31 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
Nick Cohen wrote an article in the Spectator that’s paywalled for most of us, but thank Ceiling Cat he also published it on his Substack site, “Writing from London.” It was originally called “Why the far Left supports Hamas“, but the title was changed when the piece moved to Substack. The original title was more…
Nick Cohen on the embrace of Islamism by the “progressive” Left
Stephen Fry Passionately Argues the Catholic Church is NOT a Force for G…
24 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
Episode 8: Poster Launch + Miscellaneous Groups | Christian Denominations Family Tree Series
04 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
Episode 7: Pentecostals & Charismatics | Christian Denominations Family Tree Series
03 Jun 2023 Leave a comment
Episode 6: Mormons, Adventists & Jehovah’s Witnesses | Christian Denominations Family Tree Series
21 May 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of religion
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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