At the end of the week this weblog, like a romantic intervention by Zorro, will vanish into the misty night leaving behind only the promise, as the signature of his sword proclaims, to remain watchful and to return again heroically when needed. So too, Santiago Matamoros will one day come again on his winged steed to beat back the awful Mohammedan hordes and to help usher in an age of peace on Earth.  The mighty Moor Slayer will ride yet again at the head of the great battle. One faith! One... Read Full Story

  Detail of a fifteenth-century depiction of St. James by Blackfriar Lawrence OP (flickr) At the end of the week this weblog, like a romantic intervention by Zorro, will vanish into the misty night leaving behind only the promise, as the signature of his sword proclaims, to remain watchful and to return again heroically when needed.  So too, Santiago Matamoros will one day come again on his winged steed to beat back the awful Mohammedan hordes and to help usher in an age of peace on... Read Full Story

  Photo by Jeremy Brooks (flickr) From my “Terms of Service” page, written sometime before this blog went public: Speaking of guarantees, another appropriate analogy is that this weblog is a lot like western civilization or modern life as we know it.  Just because it’s here today, that’s no guarantee it will be here tomorrow. My sincerest apologies to my many friends, readers, subscribers, fellow bloggers, and “millions of adoring fans.”  I leave the an... Read Full Story

From my “Terms of Service” page, written sometime before this blog went public: Speaking of guarantees, another appropriate analogy is that this weblog is a lot like western civilization or modern life as we know it.  Just because it’s here today, that’s no guarantee it will be here tomorrow. My sincerest apologies to my many friends, readers, subscribers, fellow bloggers, and “millions of adoring fans.”  I leave the anti-jihad in good hands—and I do mean leave.  For ... Read Full Story

  Photo by Jeremy Brooks (flickr) From my “Terms of Service” page, written sometime before this blog went public: Speaking of guarantees, another appropriate analogy is that this weblog is a lot like western civilization or modern life as we know it.  Just because it’s here today, that’s no guarantee it will be here tomorrow. My sincerest apologies to my many friends, readers, subscribers, fellow bloggers, and “millions of adoring fans.”  I leave the an... Read Full Story

Imperial March – John Williams I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen to provide the music for Obama’s forthcoming inauguration as President of the  United States of America.   After thoughtful consideration, none of Obama’s (or McCain’s) favorite songs made my short list, but I did find the perfect music in the end.  If it was good enough for Luke Skywalker’s dad, it’s good enough for the author of Dreams of My Father. ... Read Full Story

Imperial March - John Williams I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen to provide the music for Obama’s forthcoming inauguration as President of the  United States of America.   After thoughtful consideration, none of Obama’s (or McCain’s) favorite songs made my short list, but I did find the perfect music in the end.  If it was good enough for Luke Skywalker’s dad, it’s good enough for the author of Dreams of My Father. It will be heartwarming to see ... Read Full Story

I was actually disappointed at first when the long-awaited blogburst finally arrived tonight.  Now?  On the Eve of Destruction?  Even I can’t keep my mind on the jihad or the Flight 93 monument just now, and I’m quite literally obsessed.  About the only matter on my mind—and, I’m sure, yours—is Tuesday’s presidential election, and this thing is a lot closer than polls have been showing.  Of course, it shouldn’t be this close, since one c... Read Full Story

   Photo by lintmachine (flickr) One of the last online stories run by The New York Sun before they folded at the end of September concerned reports of an “October surprise” by al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists.  To many observers, it stood to reason that we could see a repeat of the 2004 Madrid bombings, which propelled Jose Zapatero and his Socialist Party to power, whereupon his first major act was to withdraw Spanish forces from Iraq.  Digital chatter o... Read Full Story

   Photo by lintmachine (flickr) One of the last online stories run by The New York Sun before they folded at the end of September concerned reports of an “October surprise” by al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists.  To many observers, it stood to reason that we could see a repeat of the 2004 Madrid bombings, which propelled Jose Zapatero and his Socialist Party to power, whereupon his first major act was to withdraw Spanish forces from Iraq.  Digital chatter o... Read Full Story