Stefan McDaniel

Yet another sign of the Apocalypse. . . . . Continue Reading »

I know what you mean , Nathaniel. Last week in Princeton, First Things contributor Mary Eberstadt spoke at a conference hosted by the Love and Fidelity Network (called ” Sexuality, Integrity, and the University “). Perhaps her most insightful and provocative remark was the comparison . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things board member (and frequent contributor) Prof. Robert P. George has just been appointed to the U.N.’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). In this capacity he will “advise the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural . . . . Continue Reading »

At first I was pretty skeptical. Reprogramming jihadists through therapy ? Did the Saudi’s really intend to handle radicals as though they were whiny, navel-gazing westerners? “Amir, when your little brother was born, how did that make you feel? Did you worry that your parents . . . . Continue Reading »

This passage from The Economist ‘s report on the 2008 gubernatorial elections caught my eye: In 2004 Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, defeated Dino Rossi by just 133 votes. Mr Rossi did not concede the battle until June 2005. This election was an ugly reprise. Democrats filed a lawsuit to . . . . Continue Reading »

How much can Islamic societies be liberalized? For better or for worse, at least this much : Turkey is said to have more transvestites per head than anywhere bar Brazil. . . . In June Istanbul hosted the country’s biggest gay pride parade, with hundreds of unfazed riot police looking on. The . . . . Continue Reading »

Fred Kaplan says that the “very fact of a black president with multinational roots unhinges the terrorists’ recruitment poster of a racist, parochial, Muslim-hating United States.” I hear this claim all the time, but I don’t buy it. Is anti-racism really a driving passion in . . . . Continue Reading »

Has anyone checked the sea levels today? . . . . Continue Reading »

If you don’t know how you’ll cope with your existential boredom now that the election is over, don’t worry; Farhood Manjoo’s got you covered . My favorite suggestion: “If you missed ‘You Suck at Photoshop,’ the 20-episode Web series in which a disaffected . . . . Continue Reading »

This election season has only just come to its feverish crescendo, but some are already making big-picture analyses of the past year. Eric Gorski of the Associated Press advances the interesting thesis that the big loser in 2008 was religion : With a few exceptions, whatever seemed odd or fringe . . . . Continue Reading »