Ryan T. Anderson

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Our editor in chief has some poignant remarks on Tim Russert’s passing in today’s daily article on the homepage. Read those first. But also take a look at Peggy Noonan’s column . A taste: The beautiful thing about the coverage was that it offered extremely important information to . . . . Continue Reading »

A reader sends in a link to this report , just published online: A new study of Texas’ Inpatient Hospital Discharge Public Use Data Files for 2000 through 2003 shows that the six US Catholic hospital systems operating in Texas reported providing contraceptive devices and medications as well . . . . Continue Reading »

In yesterday’s daily article, I wrote about the War on Abstinence being waged by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. At the top of the Drudge Report this morning are news reports from Gloucester, Massachusetts, about seventeen girls—-all under the age of sixteen—-who made a pact to . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the more annoying trumps played in discussions about politics, abortion, and voting is the “well, he gets all those pro-lifers to vote for him, but look at how little he’s done.” It’s annoying largely because it’s untrue. Most recently this line has been played . . . . Continue Reading »

Former First Things assistant editor John Rose has spent the past year living in Spain while working for a think-tank there. He’s headed to Duke Divinity School in the fall, and his employer is looking for a replacement. Young readers of First Things might want to consider applying: The . . . . Continue Reading »

I’m not sure that Jody is correct to say that “At this point, it appears the question isn’t whether same-sex marriage is going to be imposed on the nation by the courts—but how far the demand for acquiescence from the rest of us is going to be pushed.” The majority of . . . . Continue Reading »

Marc Stern, general counsel of the American Jewish Congress, has a good column in the L.A. Times today. He concludes: “If past rulings are any guide, it is religious rights that are likely to be “obliterated” by an emerging popular majority supporting same-sex relationships — . . . . Continue Reading »

According to Maggie Gallagher, it’s not about marriage nor is it about Adam and Steve. In a nice article on NRO today , Maggie explains. Here’s her ending: Here’s the conclusion I’ve come to after four-plus years of active participation in the same-sex-marriage debate: Gay . . . . Continue Reading »

Jon Meacham has a nice obituary on Tim Russert that focuses particularly on Russert’s faith. If Jody Bottum’s Swallows thesis is correct, I fear that the American Catholic Church won’t be producing another Russert for a long time. . . . . Continue Reading »