A leader who transformed Britain by pushing the nation in new directions. Margaret Thatcher, who died of a stroke on Monday at age 87, transformed Britain more thoroughly than any other prime minister of the past half-century. She was a pathbreaker from the moment she took office in 1979 as Britain’s first, and so far … Read more
Paul Johnson the British historian – Margaret Thatcher had more impact on the world than any woman ruler since Catherine the Great of Russia. Not only did she turn around—decisively—the British economy in the 1980s, she also saw her methods copied in more than 50 countries. "Thatcherism" was the most popular and successful way of … Read more
The mouseketeer and no doubt my first crush as a seven year old. Annette suffered from MS for years. Here is her website.
UPDATE: Brigid is watching the BBC coverage. A popular figure in Farandaville. I was living in Jamaica when she was first elected Prime Minister. I remember the consternation of my dedicated communist socialist Labor Party member friend Mick whose flat was next to mine. Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes saying: “Today is a truly … Read more
64% believe Jesus rose from the dead, down ffom 77% in one year! An amazing drop for one year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64% of American Adults believe Jesus rose from the dead, while 19% reject the central Christian tenet of the Resurrection. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure. The … Read more
The Newspaper of record. But they did correct it. An earlier version of this article mischaracterized the Christian holiday of Easter. It is the celebration of Jesus’s resurrection from the dead, not his resurrection into heaven.
Good column. Noonan: Pope Francis Looks Outward "If you take over a company your question is: 'Can I get people aligned together on a mission instead of going in different directions? Can I pull people together in a fundamental mission?' " He thinks some of the pope's "personal behaviors and example, which have been so … Read more
This was covered by lots of media outlets including the NYT. This is from Crain's – Cuomo kin say nope to Pope The Roman Catholic family of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said they were discouraged by the choice of the traditionalist Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the church's new Pope. "I don't think he's what … Read more
This won't sit well with some people. “Anyone who does not pray to the Lord prays to the devil,” Francis said, quoting Leon Bloy, a French writer who died in 1917, and who converted from agnosticism to Catholicism. When he said Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, newly elected … Read more
Hmmm, sounds like the Pope in some ways is a regular dude. This is off the Business Insider website. Pope Says Journalists Risk 'Becoming Ill From Coprophilia' Here's Pope Francis's response to a question about the Curia: “I see it as a body that gives service, a body that helps me and serves me. Sometimes … Read more