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The Past a Blessing and Curse

Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, in one of today’s “On the Square” articles (today’s a bonus day), our senior editor R. R. Reno explains the ways in which a sense of history can humanize our lives. He writes, in Memory Redeemed , that while “A living past . . . . Continue Reading »

More on CLS v. Martinez

Today On the Square , Hadley Arkes gives us the breakdown of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez , confirming the very concerns he foreshadowed in his June/July FT article, ” Vast Dangers in a Small Place .” And at the Religion Clause blog, . . . . Continue Reading »

More Rawlsian Thoughts on Liberal Eugenics

Let me preface this by saying that I’m not being critical of Rawls. I’m just using Rawlsians to clarify why sophisticated people think about being personal these days: One scenario is that genetic enhancement might be regarded as no different from the way we now view elective cosmetic . . . . Continue Reading »

Examined Life

Independence Day can take on new meaning this year. While your neighbors are declaring their independence from the British crown, why not declare your independence from tacit assumptions and unexamined presuppositions?Between BBQ chicken and fireworks, I encourage you to watch Astra Taylor’s . . . . Continue Reading »

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