Stefan McDaniel

Now I’m not saying it’s an excuse, Joseph , but at least it’s an attempt at a proper explanation . . . . . Continue Reading »

A reader just pointed out that the article R.R. Reno mentions in his recent post neglects the possibility that many of these new French mothers are (mostly Muslim) North African immigrants. The article does say that Frenchwomen are starting to have children later (at age 30) on average, and that . . . . Continue Reading »

Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, and Metropolitan Filaret from Minsk. One of these three men will soon be elected patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Whoever is chosen will have no shortage of internal problems to deal with, but we . . . . Continue Reading »

Last Thursday a group of scholars led by Princeton’s Robert George launched ” The Moral Accountability Project ,” an attempt to hold pro-Obama social conservatives accountable for their actions: The Moral Accountability Project trusts that those self-identified pro-life and . . . . Continue Reading »

Excellent news! Thanks largely to the growing demand from China, says The Economist , exports of single malt scotch are booming. As I’ve long argued, scotch is a sine qua non of any truly humanistic global culture (and could do much to secure perpetual peace). . . . . Continue Reading »

Here is Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life: “If [the revocation of the Mexico City policy] is one of the first acts of President Obama, with all due respect, it seems to me that the path towards disappointment will have been very short.” . . . . Continue Reading »

As some readers will remember, our October 2008 issue contained a posthumous poem by Thomas Disch (along with a poem in memory of Disch by David Mason). If you want to learn more about the work of this brilliant novelist, essayist, and poet, read this piece by science fiction writer John Crowley, . . . . Continue Reading »

Devoted readers have probably noticed the ad in this issue announcing that we’re accepting applications for the Junior Fellows program. I’m sure many of you are thinking that this is a great opportunity, but please heed the advice of one who knows: Don’t be be taken in. For unless . . . . Continue Reading »

Flipping through the first volume of Fr. Neuhaus’ The Best of the Public Square I happened upon this diverting item from the December 1994 While We’re At It: “The Politics of the Breast” is an opinion piece in the New York Times advocating the right of women to go . . . . Continue Reading »

It has been almost a week since Fr. Neuhaus’ death, but only now, in the quiet after the storm of activity surrounding his burial, can I reflect on what his work and witness have done for me. To be sure, his death means I have lost the wise counsel of a man quickly becoming something like a . . . . Continue Reading »