Does anybody know why we had such lousy CDC data collection in March and why it hasn’t improved? And don’t cite Trump: this is a problem deep within the CDC that has to be longstanding, so his only sin is in not doing massive demotion of the civil service leadership there. For example,some time back […]
September 14, 2020, a federal judge struck down the Governor of Pennsylvania’s covid19 decree as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of Michigan is deliberating (as of Sept. 15) on whether the governor can keep extending 28-day emergency orders indefinitely, both as a matter of the statute and of unconstitutional delegation of powers (if the court decides […]
In 2020 we have seen an amazing amount of Rule by Decree, abandonment of the rule of law in favor of dictatorial emergency powers used by state governors, mayors, and even minor bureaucrats like county health officials. They issue commands far more onerous than those of communist or fascist dictators, and people are accepting them […]
Edward Feser says in his blog in 2020 But the Scholastic argument for natural rights (in the sense of subjective rights) is that if I am obligated to act in a certain way under natural law, then I must have a right in the sense of a power or liberty to do so. I must […]
Professor Jim Spiegel of Taylor University was summarily fired in August. The excuse was that he had pseudonymously posted on You-Tube a song about “Little Hitler”, a Tom-Lehrer-like jaunty melody about how you and me and all of us have little Hitlers inside of us. He has long been a thorn in the side of […]
Edward Feser writes in Christian philosophers revile Christian philosopher for advocating Christianity Is your head spinning yet? Sep 28, 2016: Richard Swinburne, emeritus professor of philosophy at Oxford University, author of many highly influential books, and among the most eminent of contemporary Christian thinkers, recently gave the keynote address at a meeting of the Society […]
Unigenitus, is a 1713 bull that condemned Jansenism. Lewis XIV requested it, in an interesting battle against French bishops where he called in the Pope while trying to be careful to preserve the autonomy of the Church of France. It was a “Condemnation of the Errors of Paschasius Quesnell “. The 101 statements condemned include […]
This page is for listing posts about religion. Unigenitus, the 1713 bull that condemned Jansenism, and Augustinia thinking and Bible reading in particular Fake Christian Leaders: Mark Galli, Sam Rea, and others Philosophy Professor James Spiegel of Taylor University and the Sinful Hitler Song Rights as Powers to fulfill Duties. ###################################### Pharisees. They tithe the […]
David Hirshleifer tweeted : Evidence of stock market inefficiency: A year ago Tesla’s stock price rose 18% in the two days after its 5:1 split announcement—$50b rise in market value. Hard to explain in terms of rational signaling or increase in liquidity. Professor Hirshleifer cited the Cornell Capital Group’s nice essay, “The Tesla Stock Split […]
Taylor University in Indiana, which self-identifies as a Christian college, just fired Professor James Spiegel (Jim), a philosopher who is one of the best-known scholars (the best?) on campus. He has a website where you can find his CV (his resume) and the blog he runs with his wife, Amy. I met him at a […]