Far too often, against the advice of my better angels, I stumble over to the Reddit forums and engage in my daily ritual of scrolling, squinting, and savoring all the wonders from the front page of the Internet. Reddit is at once a marvelous creation—bringing together multitudes of diverse communities over shared topics—and simultaneously the […]
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A Modest Defense of Yachts
07 Sep 2024
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It’s Not a Very Nice Word…Recession
28 Jul 2022
At times, one has to consider if Mr. Biden would benefit from beginning each morning by reciting the alphabet in order three times if only to practice saying something correctly on a regular basis. Mere days ago, the President opined that “God willing — I don’t think we’re going to see a recession.” Well, God […]
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The Rockets Rain on Ukraine
24 Feb 2022
A guest post from Jordan Beal, a careful observer of the Ukraine-Russia situation, offering a personal take on the events unfolding in Eastern Europe. He is also my brother—unrelated… I imagine I’m not the only one who’s been watching the events at the Ukrainian border with my hands covering my eyes, opening a slit in […]
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The Sneakier Side of Suffering
18 Oct 2021
There are times when I wonder why my parents didn’t send me back to the manufacturer for some of the stupid things I did in my youth. Many years ago, when this fearless author was but a wee lad, I returned home from a church event with my brother, both of us in possession of […]
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Faith at the Margin — Pt. 3
04 Oct 2021
The finale of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. It’s a beautiful October day in the neighbourhood, and what better way to spend it than by cuddling up next to the window, watching the leaves change before your very eyes, and pondering the interrelatedness of […]
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Faith at the Margin – Pt. 2
17 Sep 2021
The second of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. Well, those of you reading that subtitle up there would be well within your rights to ask, “Part 2? When in the heck did part 1 come out?” Too long ago, fair, merryweather pilgrim of the […]
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Faith at the Margin — Pt. 1
03 Aug 2021
The first of a three part series on faith with just a hint of economic insight added for seasoning. Well, it wouldn’t be the soon-closing tide of summer around the Bereans home base if we hadn’t been graced once again by the penmanship of my co-author and dear friend, Stanley Schwartz. From my understanding, he […]
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Fun in the Sun with Dostoevsky and Lewis
01 Jun 2021
Over the course of a long weekend very recently, I found myself afforded the opportunity for a lovely visit to Hilton Head, SC with my very dear roomies (well, two of them least; the other was at some minor prior engagement, “wedding-related,” he says). If “pleasure” and “merriment” are the aim, one could do far […]
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These days, it just seems that we are thoroughly unable to get through a political week without some inexplicable bout of duncery gracing the headlines of our news feeds. There’s a line from Pirates of the Carribbean in which Captain Jack says, “Me? I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest […]
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“Lawrence! What like Lawrence of Arabia?” So bellows Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the opening moments of Full Metal Jacket. But no, not this time, Gunny. It’s Trevor Lawrence, rather, who we’re discussing today. Football fans with any modicum of attention to the game will be familiar with his name and likely even more familiar with […]
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