Author: Don Quixote

I’ve been reading a book on Judaism (on which more later) when I came across a paragraph I found particularly interesting for its parallel to today: “As Moses Mendelsson achieved fame, he acquired the admiring acceptance of many of the leading intellectuals of Germany.  They were ready to befriend this

Haley Barbour has gotten himself into some hot water the last few days.  According to the linked-to AP article, Barbour originally said, “You heard of the Citizens Councils? Up north they think it was like the KKK. Where I come from it was an organization of town leaders. In Yazoo

Every time I visit the Bookwormroom I check the little section that shows where the last ten or so visitors are from.  I’m amazed to find people from all over the world are visiting here.  That, in turn, got me to wondering who these people were who visit and how

One reason I ceased to believe in God was that I was taught as I was growing up that God knew everything there was to know — past, present and future.  This necessarily meant that the future could currently be known with certainty.  Thus, every apparent exercise of free will

In the comments in the Bookwormroom about liberals one common theme is that liberals cannot and will not argue from the facts.  I was planning to write a post about the national debt when I came across this web page.  Here is a liberal with facts.  For the most part, the discussion

Recently, there have been many comments on this blog and elsewhere disparaging Liberals. It is difficult to have a conversation with them because they are too emotional and don’t think rationally like we do. They refuse to accept facts. Even more extreme charges that they are out to destroy marriage, destroy

DQ here.  Just want to pop in to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all.  Perhaps for this unique holiday we can share with each other what we are thankful for.  I’ll start.  I, of course, am most thankful for my beautiful wife.  We’ve been married 36 years and each has been better

While Bookie is contemplating her Goodwill donations, let me throw out a question that’s been nagging at me lately.  Do conservative bloggers make a difference?   Here in the Bookwormroom we used to have regular liberal contributors and lively debates.  Now we look more like an echo chamber.  While I’m not

DQ here.  Maybe all of the super smart readers of the Bookwormroom have this all figured out, but I’m having a bit of trouble understanding whether the conservative objection to Obamacare is to the whole idea of the government being involved in health care or to the proposed implementation.  Please

As I write this Oakland braces for violence in the wake of the Mesherle sentencing.  Mayor Dellums has just given a speech in which he said he decided whether justice was done by looking at the reaction of the family and, since the family was upset, he believed justice was not done.    Then,

DQ here.  Yesterday, Republicans made gains all over the country, in the House, the Senate, the Governorships, state legislatures, pretty much everywhere it seems.  Except California.  As I write this, in California Democrats lead every statewide race but one (Democrat Kamala Harris is narrowly leading in her bid to become the worst Attorney General

First of all, thank you so much to all of you who have paid the Bookwormroom a visit while Bookworm has been gone.  A special thanks to all of you who have taken the time to add your comments.  Bookwormroom readers are the most intelligent, thoughtful and informed people I

Environmentalists invariably start their arguments by asking what kind of world we are going to leave for our children.  But I’ve always thought the greatest sin we’ve committed against our children is living far beyond our means and leaving it for them to pick up the tab.  I believed this

Lazy Saturday and so I’ve got an easy series of questions for everyone.  Who do you think will be the Republican nominee for President in 2012?  Why?  Who do you want to be the nominee?  Why, and if the two answers differ, why don’t you think your candidate will make

In yesterday’s comments, Spartacus has a novel, and very interesting, idea on how to restrain government spending.  I commend it to your reading and I suspect you will be intrigued by it. I’ve been toying for years with a much simpler solution and I’d like your thoughts on it.   Our government (especially