Wartime Economics Comes to Europe New York Times Sept. 8, 2022 In order to save energy in Germany, buildings and monuments lit for aesthetic purposes will no longer be illuminated at night.Credit…Lukas Barth/Reuters By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist The West isn’t exactly at war with Russia. However, it isn’t exactly not at war, either. Western … Continue reading Krugman on Europe’s Coming Winter of War
Washington Post, Excerpts: Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96 September 8, 2022 The monarch was a constant and reassuring figure as she helped lead her country through a period of radical shifts in the latter half of the 20th century. By Adrian Higgins . . .The … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Dies: Obituary Excerpts
An Excerpt From, “What Church Splits Can Teach Us About a Dividing America,” Russell Moore, in Christianity Today: “I asked a pastor of a large Methodist congregation what took the churches in the denomination so long to figure out that they must go in different directions. He responded, “You are looking at this wrong, and … Continue reading Russell Moore on Current U. S. Church splits, and their wider implications
[NOTE: The “life story” depicted in the forthcoming parody biopic described below is a fake; or rather fiction. Or better to call it a parody of the life of its real-life protagonist, Alfred Matthew (Weird Al) Yankovic. The real Yankovic was born in October 1959 in Lynwood California, just south of LA & just north … Continue reading Weird Al & Harry Potter: The Strangest Combo of the Year??
