An article, “Watching Whales Watching Us,” the cover story in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine, illustrated how profoundly anthropomorphic writers about the natural world are becoming. This is the quote that caught my eye: Somehow the more we learn about whales, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Walking through an airport the other day, I saw this cover of Harper’s , highlighting an article titled “Barack Hoover Obama: The Best and the Brightest Blow it Again.” I couldn’t help but be reminded of R.R. Reno’s article in First Things from February, “The . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things is embarking on a journey through the wild world of college rankings, and we need your help. We’d like to come up with a list of schools that provide (1) a solid academic training, (2) a diploma that will mean something at the end of day, and (3) an environment where faith, if not . . . . Continue Reading »
No, I am not being facetious. As I wrote in Asia Times Online this morning the Peter Pan syndrome among aging Americans is the source of the economic crisis, in two ways.Something astonishing had happened, compared to which the tulip bulb craze and the South Sea bubble seem like models of . . . . Continue Reading »
Now I have seen everything. Opponents of assisted suicide have vociferously criticized the puff piece biopic being produced by HBO and starring Al Pacino—and who do the media quote in a story about the criticism? Supporters of assisted suicide, including Derek Humphry! From the . . . . Continue Reading »
Wait until you read what Obama’s new science czar, John Holdren, thinks about population control. The always wonderful Mollie at GetReligion notes : See, there’s another controversial Obama administration pick. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the New York Times news pages. His . . . . Continue Reading »
If some were heartened at the recent nomination of Francis S. Collins—a committed evangelical who has forcefuly defended the compatibility between faith and science—to the director of that National Institutes of Health, Justin D. Barnard at Public Discourse points out that, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Stuttgart edition, printed per cola et commata, and including variant readings? Or the Nova Vulgata?Or what about the Clementine Vulgate?Recommendations, anyone? More Vulgate conversation here.I can’t really rate anything in this post, but I wonder if I can host an informal poll here. I . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Crawford’s excellent book Shopclass As Soulcraft has a gotten a lot of attention recently, almost all of it favorable. This week, FPR is joining the party with a symposium featuring posts from Rod Dreher, Mark Shiffman, and, among others, me . In it, I claim Crawford as chief . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop Chaput has an excellent article on ” Catholics and the ‘Fourth Estate’ ” that should be read by all Christians. He makes a number of intriguing points, including a diagnosis of the problem with our current media: Visual and electronic media, today’s dominant . . . . Continue Reading »
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