Jared Bridges

Thumos in Washington

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We had the privilege tonight of attending the National Endowment for the Humanities’ 2007 Jefferson Lecture, given this year by the inestimable Harvey C. Mansfield. Mansfield spoke at the historic Warner Theater in downtown D.C. on the topic, “How to Understand Politics: What the Humanities Can Say to Science.” Mansfield did a great job of … Read more

1st Person

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So now there’s iGoogle. Add that to My Documents, My Computer, MyYahoo, the iPod, the iMac, and the iPhone — and of course, one can’t forget MySpace. I guess YouTube is the odd man out, unless of course it really means MyTube… Anyway, in light of all the apparent concern for me and mine, this … Read more

Romney the Reader

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You can’t judge a book by it’s cover, but you can judge a reader by the books he or she reads, right? Well, my logic may be faulty, but this all but disqualifies Mitt Romney in my book (no pun intended): When asked his favorite novel in an interview shown yesterday on the Fox News … Read more

21st Century child abuse

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“It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.” Luke 17:2 For centuries, the abuse of children has been considered one of the worst crimes a person could commit. Child molesters … Read more