In today’s second “On the Square” article, George Weigel offers one way the Catholic Church might “take a more determinedly countercultural stance” than it has in the recent past. “Let me suggest,” he writes in Countercultural Time , one specific, concrete . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve heard of orthodox Jews who become rappers (see: Matisyahu ) but Shyne is the first rapper I’ve heard who has become an orthodox Jew. In 1999, Shyne (born Jamal Michael Barrow), his mentor Sean “P.Diddy” Combs, and Combs’ then girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, were involved . . . . Continue Reading »
John M. Ellis argues that the current clamor to “Defend the Humanities!” is dishonest and misguided: There was a time when “save the humanities” would have been an appropriate cry, but that was years ago, when they were being dismantled in one department after another and . . . . Continue Reading »
I recently argued against the idea that tolerance was, in itself, a sign of good citizenship . We need to recognize that we should tolerate what should be tolerated, but not what shouldn’t. Well, that’s a pretty open-ended formulation, and it’s helpful to make some . . . . Continue Reading »
Quoting Justice Scalia, Joe Carter notes that Americans have three categories for deciding what’s real — everyday experience, science, and religion — and that many academics deny the third has any value. That idea, he writes (with a nod to Churchill) in Prepositions, . . . . Continue Reading »
First they did away with house calls, now Donald Berwick wants to dramatically restrict office calls. Or at least, that’s what the temporary (recess appointment) Medicare chief and rationing proponent advocated in a document he wrote and published before entering government while the head of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Obama Administration’s token Republican wants to make sure that no one can use a cell phone in a car : Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said using a cell phone while driving is so dangerous that devices may soon be installed in cars to forcibly stop drivers — and potentially . . . . Continue Reading »
There have been very bad results in the past using fetal neural cells to treat human maladies—particularly with Parkinson’s disease. Moreover, fetal stem cells have caused tumors in at least one human patient. But scientists still believe that fetal stem cells could hold . . . . Continue Reading »
As news of Archbishop Dolan’s precedent-shattering election as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ricochets around the Catholic blogosphere, pundits on all sides are having their say, and more comments and analyses are sure to follow. Some of those already heard from . . . . Continue Reading »
In Moving Beyond Ritual , Rabbi Ben Greenberg reflects on “a different paradigm for Jewish inclusiveness.” In the article, today’s second “On the Square” feature, the Orthodox rabbi of Harvard Hillel argues that For a generation we have relied on shared ritual. . . . . Continue Reading »
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