Greg Forster

. . . is the title of a propaganda video being shown in some public elementary schools. It bills itself as a general exploration of the many varieties of what a family can consist of—-you know, cross-racial couples, adoption and guardianship, families that speak Spanish at home. And . . . . Continue Reading »

His views on marriage are misguided , but Kevin Williamson’s lengthy and delightful look at homeschooling in the new National Review is delightful. Here are a few tastes: “People forget that some of the first homeschoolers were hippies,” says Bob Wiesner, a counselor at the Seton . . . . Continue Reading »

My dear friend and intellectual collaborator Dan Kelly argues today that “marriage is dead.” I respect Dan as a man who says what he thinks without fear or favor; that’s why I value both his friendship and his co-labor. He’s not going to start pretending . . . . Continue Reading »

Amidst all the flap over Romney’s “47% remarks,” Sam Gregg momentarily (and blessedly) draws our attention from the relatively less important issue of the ballot box to the more important issue of what kind of people the American people want to be: I doubt that thick books are in . . . . Continue Reading »

In a spirit of brotherly love, I’d like to ask Matthew Schmitz to re-read this post , notice which of the two cultures Dawson identified as embodying “do as you would be done by,” recall the origin of that phrase, and reflect on the significance of Dawson’s having chosen to . . . . Continue Reading »

I know lots of First Things readers are following the shocking case in Germany of a rabbi who is under the cloud of a criminal investigation for practicing circumcision - in effect, for being Jewish. In case you missed it over the long weekend, a local source tells Ed Whelan the case has been . . . . Continue Reading »

At Values and Capitalism , Josh Good offers Paul Ryan a great line; I hope he takes it. Josh notes that Ryan’s Medicare plan exempts today’s seniors from the impact of reforms. So when the 69-year-old Biden attacks the 42-year-old Ryan over Medicare in the VP debate, Ryan can tell . . . . Continue Reading »

World magazine breaks the story about conservative Christians who view David Barton of Wallbuilders as an embarrassment. The focus of the current controversy is Barton’s new book on Jefferson. My friend Jay Richards doesn’t mince words; he says this book and Barton’s other books . . . . Continue Reading »

Don’t miss this post at The Atlantic by senior editor Garance Franke-Ruta (brought to you by First Links ). Mainstream intellectuals continue to make really admirable progress up the learning curve: What if the goal of women’s equality within the American political system is partly . . . . Continue Reading »

First off, apologies to Robert Miller for having gotten his point not quite right when I restated it in my post. At the risk of overanalyzing a topic that it is not really edifying to overanalyze (First Thoughts, your one stop shop for hotel porn!) I think it would be fruitful for me to offer . . . . Continue Reading »