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LinkFest 2016-02-12

Sewell Wright: Evolving Mendel A retrospective of one of the seminal papers that helped to unite Mendel and Darwin. In the early twentieth century, some of Darwin's disciples, including accomplished scientists like Karl Pearson, opposed Mendelian theory. Darwin had advocated a continuous blending theory of inheritance, whereas Mendel

The Long View: Incubus

I read this particular book based upon John's review. I think the review is more interesting than the book was, which is why I read John's blog. Incubus: A Novel by Ann Arensberg Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1999 322 Pages, $24.00 (US) ISBN: 0-394-55696-8 Dr.

The Long View: The Hour of the Laity

One of John's talents was illustrating his ideas with short stories. Some of his most evocative ideas are to be found in these stories, although I cannot say for certain how seriously he intended them to be taken. My best guess is "not very", but said

The Long View 2003-10-20: Real Reasons

This reminder of Pope John Paul II in his declining years makes for an interesting counterpoint to his successor, Benedict XVI. Each faced increasing age and debility; each selected a different way of responding to it. I think each way has its merits. The argument John makes here that the

LinkFest 2016-01-22

Source Criticism is not Credible Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is one of my recent follows on Twitter. Here, Gobry discusses one of the roots of the recent argument between Ross Douthat and members of the Catholic academy: source criticism. One of the most popular theories in the academy is that a hypothetical

Linkfest 2015/12/04

I haven't done a linkfest before, but I get the opportunity to read a lot of interesting things, so this seems like a good opportunity to start. Astronauts age faster in space. This is a bit of a puzzle. I knew some of this, but the peculiar constellation

The Long View: An Open Letter to E. Michael Jones

I've reproduced this because of the concluding paragraph, which I think is a very interesting point about modernity, not because I have any beef with Jones or his magazine. here An Open Letter to E. Michael Jones from John J. Reilly Mike-- [Note: Through an oversight, my name