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D. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and the author of  Surveying America’s Leadership: A Study of the White House Fellows , on the effect of civilian and military leaders meeting as White House Fellows : Because the White House Fellowship draws younger leaders from many . . . . Continue Reading »

The White House has released a list of forty-five artworks that will decorate the Obama’s private residence, West Wing offices, and the East Wing. Michelle Obama worked with curators from the White House and the museums to select each of the pieces. Apparantly, the First Lady really, really . . . . Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on why she no longer attends the “Red Mass” —a Roman Catholic service for members of the legal profession in Washington: Before every session, there’s a Red Mass. And the justices get invitations from the cardinal to attend that. And . . . . Continue Reading »

In honor of his newly released film , I thought I should write something about the illustrious filmmaker Michael Moore. Too many people have already lauded the merits of his documentary, though, so I’ve decided to take a different approach. Instead of adding one more rave review to the pile . . . . Continue Reading »

Paul Zummo on the Christian left’s “theocratic” leanings : Aside from the promoters of the Prosperity Gospel, few conservative Christians actually try to advance the idea that their particular economic theories have been especially endorsed by the Lord. Of course we’ll argue . . . . Continue Reading »

The American Principles Project has launched a new website— ExpelJennings.org —dedicated to ousting Kevin Jennings from the Department of Education. Robert George, the group’s founder, explains the radical agenda supported by Jennings: Children don’t need to be learning about . . . . Continue Reading »

Arnold Kling explains that support for markets and business are not the same thing: Consider the following matrix: Pro-Business Anti-Business Pro-Market Anti-Market The point is that there really are four separate categories, not just the two pro’s and the two anti’s. On health care . . . . Continue Reading »

Ross Douthat reviews Karen Armstrong’s The Case for God : This is an eloquent case for the ancient roots of the liberal approach to faith, and my summary does not do justice to its subtleties. But it deserves to be heavily qualified. Armstrong concedes that the religious story she’s . . . . Continue Reading »

As Gene Veith notes , what you consider a no-frills health insurance policy may be what the government considers a “Cadillac” plan: To help fund the proposed health reform measures, lawmakers are thinking about imposing a stiff tax–up to 35%–on so-called “Cadillac” . . . . Continue Reading »

A philosophical vindication of Judaism based on IV Maccabees: To someone raised with a notion of philosophy that is Greek, along the lines of Plato and Aristotle, there is something a bit odd about traditional Judaism, with its insistence on a large number of little restrictions on things like . . . . Continue Reading »