Dear Readers (particularly those in Irma's path. Please stay safe),

In Ancient Rome, a haruspex — a type of priest — would carefully study the entrails of sacrificial animals in order to divine the intent of the gods, the course of events, or even who might win the big game this weekend between the Gladiators and the Lions.

The haruspices were very smart people. They used their intelligence to explain how the enlarged liver of a pigeon meant that the wheat harvest would be good or how the length of a chicken's colon proved that Caesar's gout would clear up. Haruspices are not to be confused with augurs, who made similar determinations based upon the flight formation of birds and the sounds they made. Those guys were idiots! That's not science!

Actually, I kid — the augurs were very smart too. By taking the auspices of birds, they could explain whether Rome should go to war with the Peoples' Front of Judea or the Judean Peoples' Front. The Roman historian Livy noted, "Who does not know that this ...

September 08 2017

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Trump's Dance with Dems Jonah Goldberg Dear Readers (particularly those in Irma's path. Please stay safe), In Ancient Rome, a haruspex — a type of priest — would carefully study the entrails of sacrificial animals in order to divine the intent of the gods, the course of events, or even who might win the big game this weekend between the Gladiators and the Lions. The haruspices were very smart people. They used their intelligence to explain how the enlarged liver of a pigeon meant that the wheat harvest would be good or how the length of a chicken's colon proved that Caesar's gout would clear up. Haruspices are not to be confused with augurs, who made similar determinations based upon the flight formation of birds and the sounds they made. Those guys were idiots! That's not science! Actually, I kid — the augurs were very smart too. By taking the auspices of birds, they could explain whether Rome should go to war with the Peoples' Front of Judea or the Judean Peoples' Front. The Roman historian Livy noted, "Who does not know that this ... READ MORE DeVos Moves to Rein in the Campus Kangaroo Courts Frederick M. Hess, Grant Addison In an anticipated speech yesterday, delivered at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia School of Law, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the U.S. Department of Education is... Hillary's Tour of Petty Proves She Cares More about Herself than Her Party Katherine Timpf Hillary's Tour of Petty Proves She Cares More about Herself than Her Party ADVERTISEMENT Turn Off the TV, Mr. President Rich Lowry Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history to have been baited into undermining his own negotiating position by negative TV coverage. Less than twelve hours after Attorney General... A 15 Percent Corporate Tax Is Worth the Fight Deroy Murdock Three cheers for the Fight for 15! No, not the Left's demand for a $15-per-hour minimum wage. (Why stop there? Why not $100 per hour?) That idea is a surefire job killer and exactly the wrong... Trump Derangement Syndrome, as Seen on TV Kyle Smith If you've been wondering what it might have felt like to be a fanatically left-wing woman in the months following President Trump's election, the first episode of American Horror Story: Cult... Did Durbin and Feinstein Impose a Religious Test for Office? Alexandra DeSanctis A judicial confirmation hearing this week stoked fears among conservatives that it is becoming acceptable on the American left to voice intensely anti-Christian sentiments. On Wednesday... ADVERTISEMENT How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity Rodney Stark 'Exposes gaping holes in the prevailing narrative...Demolishes several widespread mythologies about the West's development...Stark is happy to engage in the deeply politically incorrect exercise of comparing developments in the West to that of other civilizations.' - Samuel Gregg, Crisis Magazine LEARN MORE Venice Film Festival NFL Season Opener ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.