A friend recently wrote, expressing a worry that his parish priest sometimes takes up political issues too quickly and too freely. My friend is by no means a quietist. He’s a First Things sort of fellow, very committed to the significance of faith in the public square. One can’t read . . . . Continue Reading »
Via Jonah Goldberg, I have more from Corey Robin on his original essay , which is apparently the short version of a longer academic article. (Robin’s comments are #44 and #46 in the list of responses.) You can read my original post here . Here are the most relevant snippets from his comments: . . . . Continue Reading »
Should a dying cancer patient’s request to have CPR at the end of his disease process be honored by doctors, or if they think it is inappropriate, should they be able to unilaterally refuse resuscitation? That is the question posed in a Canadian lawsuit in which a cancer patient clearly . . . . Continue Reading »
Behind the scenes as the bureaucrats begin to work on Obamacare . . . . Continue Reading »
In the 1950s, a 12 ounce can of soda was considered “king-size,” and included two full servings: In 2010, we consider 20 ounces of soda to be the “small” size drink: Even adjusting for the ice in the fountain drinks, the small in 2010 is equivalent to the king-size from 1950. . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s second “On the Square” article, William Doino responds to the final statement of the synod of the Catholic bishops of the Middle East, and to their treatment of Israel. He writes, in Singling-out Israel Isn’t Christian , that Although there are many fine Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Note: This is my annual Halloween rant. Every autumn Christians throughout North America engage in hand-wringing disputes over what to do about Halloween. The discussions tend to reflect in microcosm how we interact with overtly secular aspects on a larger scale. Should we separate and stand apart, . . . . Continue Reading »
Name: Charles “Chuck” ColsonWhy you’ve heard of him: Colson was Richard Nixon’s “hatchet man” and spent seven months in prison for Watergate-related charges. Entered Alabama’s Maxwell Prison in 1974 as a new Christian and became a staunch advocate for . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s “On the Square,” Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the nature of blogging, or rather of bloggers, in response to a caricature of conservatives offered by AP. Even if the writer hadn’t spoken ominously of conservatives “purging” liberals, she writes No . . . . Continue Reading »
I was working my way through my inbox this morning when I came across this piece . Conservatives, I was told, just love war: Violence, the conservative maintains, is one of the experiences in life that makes us feel alive, and violence, particularly warfare, is an activity that makes life, well, . . . . Continue Reading »
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