The Road of Serfdom (or Route 283)

Posted by veritas on Nov 28, 2012 8:42:46 AM

Some of you might be keeping track of the economic trouble in Harrisburg, PA. It is something like a Shakespearean tragedy. The city is more than $300 million in debt. Why? Because of an ... Read More

The Rage of Achilles

Posted by Ty Fischer on May 20, 2012 7:55:42 PM

Reading the paper today was such a joy. I had to share it with the broader world. Recently, JPMorganChase (note the German smashing of words together whenever one thing swallows another), one of ... Read More

Time Article on Kids and Summer Work

Posted by Ty Fischer on May 17, 2012 2:52:44 PM

Here is an interesting article from Time Magazine (even an blind squirrel, etc.,) on Kids and Summer Jobs. Having profited greatly spiritually through hard work in the summer, I was intrigued by ... Read More

Berry's Jefferson Lecture

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 25, 2012 9:17:55 AM

I am still reading this, but Berry is so good that I wanted to post it now. He gave the lecture last night. Take an 45 minutes and soak in this tonight.

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Serving

Posted by veritas on Apr 3, 2012 8:26:06 AM

On Friday March 31st, our school served at the Global Aid Network. We had a blast. I will put up pictures next week. Every year we return I see more and more of the impact of this has on me, on ... Read More

Hitting the Ceiling

Posted by veritas on Jul 25, 2011 2:39:23 PM

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 . . . .

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Veritas Gain Fundraiser!

Posted by veritas on Apr 5, 2011 3:01:51 PM

Thank you to the nearly 1000 people across the County and across the Country that help Veritas raise over $35,000. This will make it by far the highest Student Fundraiser total ever!

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Talk Softly and Carry a Big Debt

Posted by veritas on Jan 27, 2011 9:48:20 AM

If you were wondering what unbelievable levels of debt sold to the Chinese means, answers were offered by President Obama’s reception of the Chinese President Hu. President Obama did talk ... Read More

St. Wendell’s Home Economics and the Omnivores Dilemma

Posted by veritas on Dec 3, 2010 4:16:54 PM

Right at the moment my reading is taking a hard turn into the work of Wendell Berry—this time inadvertently. I am reading the Omnivores Dilemma. A popular book tracing the history ... Read More