Our own Peter Lawler provides us with some historical context on the presidential election that might produce a glimmer of hope. There seems to be some solid evidence that Obama still hasn’t closed the deal though he’s clearly winning beyond the margin of error. Especially interesting . . . . Continue Reading »
I am humbled to be in New York City tonight, to receive—along with the indispensable Rita Marker—the Human Life Foundation’s Great Defender of Life Award for 2008, recognizing our work against assisted suicide and euthanasia. Previous recipients have included Nat Hentoff, . . . . Continue Reading »
Some stories are two-fers; that is they relate to two (or perhaps more) issues we address here at SHS. This is one of those. Scientists, using monkeys in experiments, have discovered that one brain cell may be able to restore feeling in the paralyzed. From the story:One tiny brain cell is all it . . . . Continue Reading »
More signs of the coming GOPocalypse . . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the Confabulum, James has raised the following worry about what people are caling the "New Fusionism": "But both Benedictinism and libertarianism are fairly anti-political worldviews. Any fusion between them would deepen and widen the disconnect between Americans, their . . . . Continue Reading »
For the 1988 Erasmus Lecture, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger gave a speech entitled “Biblical Interpretation in Crisis,” in which he argued that “the exegete must realize that he does not stand in some neutral area, above or outside history and the Church.” Addressing the synod . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of our beloved former colleague, Ryan recently wrote a review of Christ Our Joy: The Theological Vision of Pope Benedict XVI in Christianity Today. Here are a few paragraphs to whet your appetite: Nietzsche’s attack on Christianity’s “slave morality” paved the way . . . . Continue Reading »
Cherry-picking my way through Nicola’s re-rejoinder , here’s what pops out: 1. Nicola seems to agree with me that we can’t be certain about our truths because certainty is the wrong standard of assessment for truths. But she says: I don’t know how truth can function as a . . . . Continue Reading »
The excellent team of scholars working under the auspices of The Witherspoon Institute has just launched an online publication called Public Discourse: Ethics, Law and the Common Good . Public Discourse is an interesting hybrid of the blog and journal formats. According to the introductory letter . . . . Continue Reading »
Nothing, nothing is too low to do to Sarah Palin. Larry Flynt has apparently made a porn movie with a Sarah Palin look alike. Can you imagine the justified STINK that would be raised if this were done with a Barack Obama look alike? The foulness is beyond belief.And a Daily News columnist (the . . . . Continue Reading »
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