Yes, the risque costume genre is wearing a bit thin (no pun intended). SFW.

I cannot sit through a zombie movie. Other monsters don’t do much for me. Vampires, werewolves, mummies, movie ghouls all seem pretty harmless, probably since their victims are specifically not me. In most cases, virtue and wit and can stave off an attack. With zombies, it’s different....

With ITA approaching its third birthday, you can imagine that we have plenty of archived posts which may be relevant each year on holidays. Being Halloween, it seems appropriate to draw attention to some previous posts relating to today. “Today’s Other Holiday” by David Darlington “Happy...

Blog neighbor Jason Kuznicki extends the discussion regarding Ron Paul and the gold standard.

Although Larison cites it negatively, I thought Josh would appreciate this quote from Fred Thompson in Miami: It’s not my mission in life to prove to anybody how hungry I am. This is not a pie-eating contest. Generally, the candidates who have hungered for the job since they were children are the...

This week finds various Christians observing Reformationstag, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day. All Saints’ Day is one of obligation for Catholics, and Reformationstag ought to be no less for Lutherans. Before the ecumenical spirit of Vatican II was blown over the Catholic Church’s...

One of the points I’ve tried to make with my post on the conservative movement is that conservatism is not only multi-faceted but multi-layered. Any analysis that fails to capture that complexity will be inaccurate, leading to many unfair characterizations. (Not that this is entirely the fault...

Kim Peters was one of 18 athletes across the nation to attend this year’s Junior Olympic shooting camp, and she regularly takes part in competitive clay shooting. She stimates that she spends 12-hours-a-week practicing. Clearly her hobby is important to her, but, overlooked in her busy schedule,...

For those who are un-hip to the fads of my generation, Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert recently announced that he will run for President in the South Carolina primary as a Democrat and a Republican. With sponsors and a regular show, his satirical candidacy is raising serious questions with the FEC. But...