Maureen Mullarkey reviews a new biography of Lucian Freud . It is not a very good biography and she amusingly shows why. It s a model of such writing for those of you interested in writing. I particularly liked the phrase “museum-quality finesse” in ”Gayford disinfects . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Patheos , they’re beginning a new multi-week series that asks the question of all the faiths participating in the site: What Do I Really Believe? As Elizabeth Scalia explains, “The question is meant to be more than an intellectual exploration of specific dogma, though; it is a . . . . Continue Reading »
If we are to have more affordable health care—single payer won’t do it, in my view—we need robust, interstate competition by health insurance companies, which would lead to greater innovation in policies and affordable options, such as catastrophic coverage with high . . . . Continue Reading »
Christopher O. Tollefsen argues that accepting the “liberal” definition on pregnancy can actually help clarify the morality of contraception, abortion, and embryo adoption: Liberals and conservatives sometimes spar over the definition of pregnancy. Some liberals define the term as . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of popular culture. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com] In honor of yesterday’s golden anniversary of The Flintstones —the show first aired on Sept. 30, . . . . Continue Reading »
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