In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson dedicated November 11 to Armistice Day, later known as Veterans Day: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both . . . . Continue Reading »
Sociologist John Schmalzbauer teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, where he holds the Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies. He really likes Barack Obama. Writing in a blog for the Social Science Research Council, he says, “Americans have . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the hallmarks of the modern conception of man is a kind of anxious inquietude — we struggle to ovecome the diremption and alienation that haunts our consciousness. In the Lockean account, our restlessness is a function of our distance from nature — our capacity for . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a tragic case ongoing in Washington DC that involves the definition of death and religious belief. A 12-year-old boy, known publicly as M.B., has been declared dead by neurological criteria (popularly known as brain dead). The doctors want to terminate the medical machinery that is keeping . . . . Continue Reading »
A Man for All Seasons received a yawning review from the New York Times when it opened on Broadway this fall. But, poking around in the NYT archives, I received a lesson in changing times and tastes. Maybe more than tastes . . . Then (1961): “A Man for All Seasons” is written with . . . . 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 »
If you haven’t yet read P.J. O’Rourke’s extended rant in the Weekly Standard , you should . “We Blew It” is the title and about sums it up: An entire generation has been born, grown up, and had families of its own since Ronald Reagan was elected. And where is the world . . . . Continue Reading »
Jay Mathews writing in this morning’s Washington Post reflects on A Crucial Decision for the Obamas: Private or Public? “Like many parents moving their children to Washington, Barack and Michelle Obama will be told to avoid D.C. public schools. Is that good advice?” Mathews is . . . . Continue Reading »
You know something has gone awry when a society simultaneously bans the use of primates for scientific experiments and legally protects the creation and destruction of human “savior siblings.” . . . . Continue Reading »
Ross , as often transpires, has blogged something of interest: [ . . . ] Obama’s "ironist’s temperament" doesn’t just make him a more interesting politician than your average baby-kisser: It has the potential to be crucial to his success as President. Mass democracy has . . . . Continue Reading »
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