Reading Rat - September 2011

Articles, Essays, Reviews

Star-Crossed: Milky Way's Spiral Shape May Result from a Smaller Galaxy's Impact: Encounters with the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy could have had huge effects on the structure of the Milky Way, by John Matson, Scientific American

The Gendlin-Johnson debate, by Mathias Winther Madsen, Notebooks on Language

James Madison was right about property rights, by Marsha Enright and Gen Lagreca, Daily Caller

Bryan damage

Catholic News Service reports "New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, told President Barack Obama in a Sept. 20 letter that his administration's fight against the Defense of Marriage Act will undermine marriage and create a serious breach of church-state relations."

What if the administration asks him why their opposing a defense of marriage law is a a bigger deal than when some of his own priests did it?

(via Dad29)

Wedgie

"'wedge issues' (translation: issues)" --Mickey Kaus

Two large step program

"[Mel] Gibson, of course, can be a powerful artist when he is sober and going to confession on a regular basis." --Terry Mattingly

Franklin Library Friends annual used book sale

The Friends of the Franklin Public Library annual used book sale is Friday through Sunday, September 9th through 11th, at the library.

Members-only preview Thursday evening (you can become a member on the spot.)

Details at Book Sale Finder.