Rod Dreher writes that Wendell Berry’s time is now, and gives an overview of Berry’s thoughts on foreign policy, the economy, food, community, and the environment.
Dreher’s point is that our time provides the perfect backdrop to understand the relevance of agrarianism in general, and Berry’s thinking in particular. Floyd couldn’t agree more, because not [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 25, 2008
Wendell Berry’s Time Is Now
October 14, 2008
Wait A Minute – I Already Saw This Movie!
Read the script:
INTERIOR: CORUSCANT, MAIN SENATE CHAMBER – EVENING
JAR JAR stands in his pod as it floats in the middle of the
vast space.
JAR JAR: In response to the direct threat to the Republic
mesa propose that the Senate give immediately emergency
powers to the Supreme Chancellor.
Uproar. JAR JAR looks a little sheepish.
Brief silence, then a rolling wave [...]
October 13, 2008
Think Healthy!
Though I have been busy the last week or so eating MRE’s and listening to shortwave radio in my FFB (Financial Fallout Bunker), I decided to take a short break from preparing for financial doom this morning and read some headlines. I noted with interest that sales of personal safes are running particularly strong.
I [...]
October 12, 2008
Nothing To See Here, Folks, The Fundamentals Are Strong
Charts courtesy the St. Louis Fed.
October 12, 2008
Who Is To Blame For The Financial Crisis?
Its an oft-heard misnomer that the contraction of credit (or “freezing up” of the credit markets as the talking heads repeat incessantly) is the grand villain which threatens our financial freedom. But rather, it is credit itself which is our financial Ahab, and usury our Jezebel.
And it is no less true that just as God [...]
October 9, 2008
JP Morgan and the Fed
I invite you to check out this interesting article: Did JPMorgan Almost Fail? Jekyll Island Investment Still Paying Dividend.
