"To you, O LORD, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
"What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!"
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- Psalm 30:8-10, English Standard Version
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
David Mamet, "America’s most famous and successful playwright," has rejected the political liberalism of his past, perhaps in an effort to avoid unpleasant New York cocktail parties. In the current Commentary magazine, Terry Teachout describes the playwright's conversion as revealed in print.

