First off, who would have guessed that—to judge by the ratings—the most interesting issue ever raised by POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVES is the TV replacement for George Will? Not only that, the founder of the POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE blog—JAMES POULOS—has emerged as the candidate . . . . Continue Reading »
So I have no answers about the current stupid shutdown, but these are my thoughts on Obamacare. The bill that the Congress didnt know the details of what was in it was signed and made law by the President whose Health and Human Services and Internal Revenue Service as a consequence of such . . . . Continue Reading »
Note: I wrote the heart of this several months ago, and the current federal shut-down has nothing to do with my presenting it now. Obamas re-election , the overall character of todays Democratic Party , and my own creepy premonitions are the current events that prompted it. . . . . Continue Reading »
My old friend Charles Krauthammer, with whom I served on the President’s Council on Bioethics in the Bush years, is someone with whom I more often agree than disagree. But here is a recent exchange on which we part ways on some pretty basic ideas about political theory. I should note that both of . . . . Continue Reading »
While I appreciate Peter Lawler’s suggestion, I’m taking myself out of the running. The sight of me on the television screen does not go well with breakfast. Based on my Facebook feed, the two top candidates would be Mark Steyn and Ross Douthat. You would have something really great if . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Friday! Here’s what we’ve been talking about today . . . . At Postmodern Conservative : Deneen and the Tea Party are basically anti-Federalists , Republicans are ignoring Yuval Levin, and George Will is being replaced . Maureen Mullarkey says modern art ain’t bosh . If you . . . . Continue Reading »
Recently, fellow junior fellow Tristyn K. Bloom got into an argument on Twitter about eating dogs. She is pro-equality, as I understand it: we eat non-humans, dogs are not-human, therefore, it is not wrong to eat a dog. QED. Go forth ye and eat a dog. Its a position many people . . . . Continue Reading »
The normally gentle Ephraim Radner reviewed Candida Moss’ The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom in the May issue of First Things , smiting it hip and thigh: The tedium of repeated déjà vu in this sad little volume did at least send me back to . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to Pope Francis’ latest interview, I urged people not to read Francis’ words too closely: After two recent interview with La Repubblica and La Civiltà Cattolica , it has become clear that the dialogue he desires will be informal and . . . . Continue Reading »
Because I lack the competence (unlike Pete) to do a serious commentary on the current crisis or crises, I thought I’d address the big issue of the (token conservative) replacement for George Will on ABC. Here are nine possible candidates. It goes without saying that if you want a multifaceted . . . . Continue Reading »