Rules for Radicals: New and Updated
By: mailloux (Diary) | April 15th at 02:29 PM |
I’m not one who jumps on the bandwagon when it comes to predicting the end of the world. The authority on the subject has already stated that we will not know the day or the hour and that it will come like a thief in the night. Considering the source, that’s good enough for me. But, if I were a betting man trying to read | Read More »
I Nominate Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum for the RedState Peace Prize
By: mailloux (Diary) | October 9th at 01:07 PM |
I know there isn’t any official RedState Peace Prize (and I don’t have the authority to create one), but if there was one, this guy should be in the running. Sgt. Brett Bennethum is part of the 733rd Transportation Company based in Reading, Pa. He just deployed for Iraq. He will be doing the dangerous, yet humble work of transporting supplies into Iraq. Few war | Read More »
Beyond a Beavis and Butthead Definition of Chastity
By: mailloux (Diary) | April 6th at 12:47 PM |
Many folks getting married often exchange classic vows, promising to love, honor, and cherish their spouse. Loving and cherishing are easy enough concepts to immediately grasp the basics of each. Practicing and living them are another matter entirely, but that’s not the focus of this diary. The matter of honor is. For without the bedrock of honor, loving and cherishing are made perilously difficult, even | Read More »
Crisis in the African American Community: Causes & Implications
By: mailloux (Diary) | January 6th at 02:37 PM |
An article from the Summer 2008, Volume 18, No. 3 edition of City Journal is well worth the read. The article is authored by Myron Magnet and is titled, “The Great African-American Awakening: Some brave voices are shifting the conversation from victimhood to responsibility.” Here’s the link for those interested in reading it in full: http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_3_african_american_awakening.html. In the article, Magnet highlights the writings of Bill | Read More »