Yet another “In this house we believe” yard sign has popped up in my neighborhood.  They come in waves.

There are several variations, but usually the residents assure us that they think “black lives matter,” “women’s rights are human rights,” “no human is illegal,” “science is real,” “love is love,” and “kindness is everything.”

I have had five conversations with the renowned Dr. Peter Kreeft of Boston College on his EWTN podcast, "The Philosophers' Bench," and you can listen to them all:

The recent barrage of executive orders has put some conservatives in a triumphalist frame of mind.  From reverse racism, to gender madness, to the cancerous growth of the administrative state, to the arrest of pro-lifers and the intimidation of people of faith, I keep hearing “The election changed all that.  It’s all coming to an end.”

Good afternoon, everyone.  I’ve just posted links to two new essays of mine to the Articles page.

“How Happiness Studies Lets Us Down,” which appeared yesterday in the online edition of First Things.

Sometimes I collect and log thoughts I don’t want to discuss at full length.  So you may consider today’s post a sheaf of promissory notes.