Veritas Blog

This summer while at the beach, I finished an interesting book. I spend time at the beach reading when I can. I finished an interesting book called Loot. It is about the ongoing controversy ... Read More

At the beach I also finished the interesting book Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler (who, it should not be shocking, grew up Amish). It was enjoyable and informative. The church where I ... Read More

As more details of the Norway tragedy come out, we should brace ourselves for another round of pummeling. The mass murderer is being described as a fundamentalist Christian. I would imagine that ... Read More

I have not written on the debt ceiling because I am not sure what I would do. I understand debt in principle. In the long term . . . .

I just finished Tom Holland’s excellent book on history of the demise of the Roman Republic called Rubicon. Anyone interested in the perils of our imperiled republic would do well ... Read More

Just got back last night from the ACCS Conference in Atlanta. It was the largest conference ever and was excellent. Had a great time with our staff and faculty that attended. I will be posting ... Read More

I mainly write about books, but I want to recommend a movie to you today—the Coen Brother’s True Grit. I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. I remember watching John Wayne’s ... Read More

I try to avoid being too personal on this blog. I read very few blogs and I am consistently sort of astounded about what people share and what they would think to share.

Last week I finished Louis Auchincloss’ excellent book The Rector of Justin. It chronicles the life of a fictional Episcopal Boys Boarding School and its legendary Headmaster ... Read More

In a previous post I outlined some of the insights in the stunning book Nixonland by Rick Perlstein. In it, Perlstein deftly chronicles the unraveling of the American political center ... Read More