Professor Esolen, reposted
I just can't say how much I loved this speech by Prof. Esolen, and wanted to repost it. Truth is intellectually delicious.
Labels: children, culture, history, pro-life, society
Delaying children because of the economy
Considering that so much of the economy is perception, and the media has hit a constant drumbeat of pessimism, one feels lucky that there are any children running around at all. But this
bad story about declining birthrates,
coupled with Nancy Pelosi's idiocy that birth control promotes economic growth shows that people forget the economy isn't driven by robots or equipment, but by people: their innovation, ideas, hard work, labor, time, capital and training. The economy is a word that reflects the collective work of millions of people, and when we abort people away, when we contracept future generations and children, we artificially constrict our economy and our progress. Society thrives on children, on workers, on artists and engineers: on the 'unwanted' kid who works hard and raises a nice family and works his hands to the bone to make a good life for himself. Why have we forgotten that it is great to be alive, and great to be with people? Our resources are infinite if we continue to unleash the potential God gave man through reason, time and the many resources abundant all over.
Labels: abortion, children, contraception, Democrats, Economics, policy
Lecture on Organizational Basics, and Prof. Esolen's excellent speech
I gave a lecture recently to the Massachusetts Citizens for Life at their chapter meeting,
here you can look at the outline of my talk, and even download an mp3 of my presentation if you were so inclined.
Here are a few photos of people with the main speaker,
Prof. Anthony Esolen who gave a fabulous speech,
you can see here.
Labels: children, massachusetts, pro-life, pro-life movement, society, training
If I had kids...
They would go to
medieval summer camp, what a great idea. Kids making and playing in treehouses? How about your kids building a
trebuchet and a catapult to siege all the treehouses in the neighborhood. "Honey, what was that noise?" -- "oh nothing, probably just a
petard dislodging the foundation of the Johnson treehouse."
Labels: children
