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Now that the Karmelo Anthony murder trial has concluded, and Anthony—who is black—was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing the white Frisco, Texas high school student Austin Metcalf on April 2nd, 2025, the victim’s father, Jeff Metcalf, had quite a bit to say. With his gag order finally lifted, he gave an unscripted, unfiltered account for three hours in an interview with conservative journalist Sarah Fields earlier this month. (more…)
The Sistine Chapel. (Photo by Richard Mortel [CC BY])
The Sistine Chapel. (Photo by Richard Mortel [CC BY])
In preparation for my first visit to Rome, I recently watched a documentary about the Sistine Chapel. It explained how the frescoes on the southern wall depict scenes from the life of Moses, while those on the northern wall show the life of Christ — all paired in deliberate, meaningful ways. On the ceiling, of course, are Michelangelo’s magnificent scenes of the Old Testament. (more…)
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Translated by F. Roger Devlin
The Ideology of Sameness
“I think the entire history of the world and of societies can be fully interpreted according to two great principles,” writes the sociologist Paul Yonnet, “viz., that of equalization and that of differentiation (or the tendency to similarity and the tendency to deviation), between which relations of re-equilibration, of compensation (true, false, symbolic, or real) or consolation, are constantly being formed.”[1] (more…)