Francis-Noël Thomas has written an aces piece on A. J. Liebling’s World War II reporting. It does not happen to include my own passage from Liebling’s army travels, so I reproduce it here: . . . the instant of that day that recurs to me most often has been that when I sat with . . . . Continue Reading »
The man himself in New York magazine : NY: Do you have a theory about why the culture keeps getting coarser? WA: The country has, over the years, moved to the right. And it’s possible that accompanying that move to the right, you also get a lessening of taste. But I don’t know if what . . . . Continue Reading »
I had heard of the messianism surrounding Barack Obama, but I didn’t think anyone would start an actual church. Then a friend tuned me into Sing for Change . According to their website: Sing for Change chronicles a recent Sunday afternoon, when 22 children, ages 5-12, gathered to sing . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve already promoted Dan Mahoney’s excellent analysis of the socio-political import of 1968, especially from the perspective of France. Our own Peter Lawler provides his original critical commentary here cautioning us that as seminal as ‘68 was, a fuller picture of the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dominicans at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York have announced a series of lectures on theology for the coming months. Those in the area might be interested in the offerings: To believe well one must first reason well. This is the lesson of St. Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, faith . . . . Continue Reading »
The bioethicist Art Caplan has argued against a court order requiring prison authorities to force feed a prisoner named William Coleman, who is on a hunger strike. It is against his autonomy, Caplan opines. From his column: Recently, he took a turn for the worse. Prison officials, fearing for his . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s some troubling news from the Wall Street Journal : In a striking shift, Pfizer Inc. will abandon efforts to develop medicines for heart disease, as part of a broad research reshuffling it announced Tuesday. Pfizer will be leaving a field that includes its cholesterol-lowering drug . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington State Medical Association has come out against legalizing assisted suicide and passing I 1000. From its brochure:This fall Washington voters must decide whether to support or oppose Initiative 1000. It may help to know that the Washington State Medical Association strongly opposes . . . . Continue Reading »
It is my privilege to share workspace with a soon-to-be-distinguished student of history , Ryan Sayre “Prayers” Patrico. Like other advocates of civilization, Ryan is shocked and dismayed by the almost total ignorance of history among young Americans. The only consolation I can offer . . . . Continue Reading »
With Muslim head-scarves banned in French schools, and religion forced out of the public square, Muslim parents have been enrolling their children in Catholic schools. Interesting to see, yet again, how the laîcité that was designed to prevent the abuse of . . . . Continue Reading »
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