Global Cocktails, Glorious Funerals, and TSOP Moral Philosophy
Nationwide drinks and eighteenth century funerals....
“Appellate Jurisdiction” | Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
For pondering our appeals of all sorts. Appellate Jurisdiction by Marianne Moore Fragments of sin are a part of me. New brooms shall sweep...
Red Harvest: Crime Fiction and Gospel Conviction
Pop culture and theology mix fruitfully in pulp-crime fiction. Here’s a four-part course from 2012: Red Harvest: Crime Fiction and Gospel Conviction . Here’s the blurb...
Criminals In Ties: Contract Law and Reservoir Dogs
The interplay between law — especially criminal law — and theology is more subterranean and nuanced than many give it credit for. The same is...
John D. MacDonald and King Saul
We worked John D. MacDonald’s private eye, Travis McGee, into this discussion of King Saul and the young David: Spare the King and Seize the...
George V. Higgins and the Archeology of White-Collar Crime
In popular culture, business-crime is presented cartoon-fashion. In movies, on television or in novels, businesspeople who are corporate targets of government investigations come across as...
Thanksgiving, the Bay Psalm Book and Jonathan Edwards
The week of Thanksgiving, the Bay Psalm Book is auctioned for $14 million: The little volume of psalms, one of only 11 known to...
Gospel Music and Elvis
Watching on PBS “He Touched Me – The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley,” here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/8474029465 In his later years, he became a caricature of himself,...
KimKierkegaardashian: Kim and Soren
If you’ve never checked out on Twitter KimKierkegaardashian (@KimKierkegaard), you should. It’s a mash up of quotes from 19th century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard and,...
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This is a blog about business crime. We post stories about news, cases, judicial opinions, practical tips and scholarly work regarding white-collar criminal and civil...