Our friends at Mirror of Justice, a group blog created by a group of Catholic law professors interested in discovering how the Catholic perspective can inform an understanding of the law, have posted their 10,000th blog post. That’s an impressive feat (First Thoughts is only on #5,279). If . . . . Continue Reading »
Let me say that I am grateful to Peter Lawler and James Poulos for the opportunity to write on Postmodern Conservative. My first post is probably excessive and certainly pretentious. I hope to do better in the future. In the future I will try to preach less and point to what others say, but I had . . . . Continue Reading »
I recently came into possession of a book titled Anatomy of a Great Executive by John Wareham. Wareham was a successful executive headhunter who published several big-selling books on assessing talent and achieving success.Success books have interested me since I got married and my . . . . Continue Reading »
The more states join the suits against Obamacare, the more pressure on the administration—and the stronger the sense of the suit among the public and in the courts. (Yes, it is true: Courts follow the election returns.) The total number of states that have sued to have parts of . . . . Continue Reading »
This has President Obama shaking in his boots! That self aggrandizer, Randall Terry, says he is going to challenge Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries. From the story:Pro-life activist Randall Terry announced he will challenge President Barack Obama in a Democratic primary for . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Wilken, chairman of the board of directors for the Institute on Religion and Public Life, has released the following statement: I am pleased to announce that the Board of the Institute on Religion and Public Life has appointed R. R. Reno editor of First Things , effective April 1, 2011. . . . . Continue Reading »
A sad goodbye to the scholar and FT writer Stanley Rothman , who died earlier this month at age 83. His name lives on through his son, David J. Rothman, who just reviewed Christian Wiman’s book of poetry in the latest issue of FT [subscription required]. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, . . . . Continue Reading »
I just read over at The Corner that sea levels may have decreased in 2010. So I followed the link to Watts Up With That, written by a warming skeptic named Anthony Watts. From the post:Of course the rate is not constant. The rate of rise over the past 5 years has been half the overall . . . . Continue Reading »
In a forthcoming book, Mark Peterson, a physics professor at Mount Holyoke College, argues that a young Galileo Galilei laid the groundwork for his theoretical physics when he called into question the accepted measurements of Dante’s hell in the Inferno . The Boston Globe has more here . (Via: . . . . Continue Reading »
In a move of stunning common sense and moral sophistication, the UK government plans to block all internet porn in order to protect children : THE UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today. The . . . . Continue Reading »
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