In Our Father Abraham , R. R. Reno suggests that the common claim that Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all united in being “Abrahamic religions” isn’t very useful, since Abraham means different things to each of them. The figure of Abraham provides “a point of . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things readers ought to know about Azure , a smart, English language quarterly published in Israel. David Novak is a regular in its pages, along with Meir Soloveitchik and other fine writers. The journal has a First Thingsy feel, and I recommend a subscription. In any event, I mention Azure . . . . Continue Reading »
During a layover in Auckland on my way to OZ, I picked up a New Zealand Herald and read a commentary by one Gareth Morgan, an expert on the Kiwi health system. In “Best Treatment Goes to the Loudest,” Morgan complains that those able to push their weight around receive better care than . . . . Continue Reading »
Looking for a place to hold your next convention? I know, how about the house of the Lord? Check out this at the website of the Liverpool Cathedral : Venue Hire From classical concerts to sophisticated dinners, Liverpool Cathedral is a venue with a difference. Fanfares, fashion, cocktails . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week I mentioned the peculiar form that patriotism can take in Germany . We Americans aren’t so different though, for we too have a peculiar relationship to the term “patriot.” In America, to question someone’s patriotism is considered an insult, while to praise their . . . . Continue Reading »
CBS News reports: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is blocking certain websites from the federal agency’s computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a “controversial opinion,” according to an internal email obtained by CBS . . . . Continue Reading »
Preston Jones has written a perceptive review of Christopher Hitchens’ memoir, Hitch-22, for Books & Culture. What interested me was Jones’ reflection on the craft, character, and consequences of writing:Words have consequences. Hitchens fleetingly acknowledges that his decades of . . . . Continue Reading »
So I heard that Lee Greenwood country classic blaring at the Fourth of July parade in Cave Springs, GA. I believe I wrote that parade up last year, so I won’t do it again—except to say it combines genuine patriotism, high technology, solid prosperity, quirky localism, and evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
The Federalist Society provides a very insightful and useful podcast in which University of Chicago and NYU law professor Richard A. Epstein analyzes the June 28 decision that vindicated the Hastings Law School policy of forcing all groups to accept whomever wishes to participate, a policy that led . . . . Continue Reading »
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