Items of Interest, 26 October 2011

James Matthew Wilson, Catholic Teaching and Global Political Authority
Rod Dreher, The cafeteria is only closed for liberal Catholics (see the comment by Adam De Ville)
Sandro Magister, "Occupy Wall Street." The Vatican at the Barricades


Creating Rural Wealth

Harvey Ussery and Broody Hens


Why Companies Aren't Getting the Employees They Need

NPR: The Informal Economy Driving World Business

Kevin Carson, There is No Disinterested Authority and Battle for the Heart of the Occupy Movement

Peak Oil:
The peak oil crisis: the energy trap by Tom Whipple (EB)
Oil and the Economy by Chris Martenson
A recording from yesterday's conference call with Cris Martenson is now available.
Individual statements in support of ASPO-USA's letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu (EB)

A return to the age of sail? The first Transition podcast! A visit to the Tres Hombres, tasting a revolution in shipping

The Environment:
Polluted America: Amazingly colourful aerial pictures that highlight damage to Earth wrought by industry
Grist: Is the environmental crisis caused by 7 billion or the 1%

Conservative:
Thomas Fleming, The End of the American Empire and Fight Night in Vegas
Jack Hunter, I'm still holding out hope that conservatism will triumph
Daniel Larison, Paul Ryan and Social Mobility
More ignorant "We're #1!" rhetoric from a Republican.

Counterpunch:
JOHN LAFORGE, Radiation Reporting
GARETH PORTER AND SHAH NOORI, U.N. Tally Excluded Most Afghan Civilian Deaths in Night Raids


NPR: Reporting from the front lines of Mexico's drug war

TAC hiring online editor
I find myself tempted by this...

Catholic:
Solemn Dominican Rite, Blackfriars, Oxford
Fr Thomas Kocik's Talk at Thomas More College
Further from the Association of Latin Liturgy and the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Pulling an all-nighter: The example of St. Dominic

Chant - Amor et Passio: Interview mit David Ianni


Anthony Esolen at Christendom College: Author Anthony Esolen Exposes Society's Misunderstanding of Love - his lecture can be downloaded at iTunes.

Music:
Heinrich Isaac, the film (full version)

Maine Song and Story Map
Bluegrass Diva with Steve Martin, Ed Helms and Noam Pikelny
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will be at Villa Montalvo tomorrow.


Yo-Yo Ma on The Tonight Show

In the Footsteps of a Hero: The Joseph Brennan Story