These days, it is uncharacteristically hard to avoid hearing or reading people opine about the Constitution. As someone who spends almost the first half of every introductory American government class discussing that document, I agree with Charles Krauthammer in welcoming this development, however . . . . Continue Reading »
I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, people who drink, eat, smoke, drug, copulate, etc. to excess should not be able to claim the mantle of victim and get others to pay for the consequences of their own poor choices. On the other hand, there does come a point where such . . . . Continue Reading »
As is often the case, Public Discourse has an interesting article today, this one by Matthew Milliner on the current hand-wringing about the future of humanistic inquiry in American higher education. Milliner, a graduate student in art history at Princeton and a blogger here at First Thoughts, . . . . Continue Reading »
In his fitting article on Marian devotion, John Haldane wrote: Her unique elevation has been criticized from two opposing quarters: On the one hand by Biblical Protestants who view it as superstitious, idolatrous and entirely without scriptural foundation; and on the other by radical feminists who . . . . Continue Reading »
A reminder: A Memorial Mass on the second anniversary of the death of Father Richard John Neuhaus will be held tomorrow, Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the Church of Our Saviour (38th Street and Park Avenue). It will begin at 12:15 p.m. The celebrant and homilist will be Father . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh my, the fur is going to fly on this one. The NYT is reporting that “one of psychology’s most respected journals,” The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, will publish a paper validating the existence of extra sensory perception. From the story:One of . . . . Continue Reading »
In my book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy, I state the clear biological truth that human beings are omnivores, that is, eating meat or meat by-products, such as milk, cheese, and eggs—are a natural part of our diet. We can live without these things, of course—although veganism . . . . Continue Reading »
This report provides an interesting picture of the religious landscape of the new Congress, and even compares it with its predecessors. The authors note that Protestants are overrepresented in Congress, by comparison with their share of the population as a whole, and that the religiously . . . . Continue Reading »
Our ” On The Square ” article today is R.R. Reno’s much-anticipated weekly column. In today’s essay, Reno explores one response to an acclaimed paper arguing for traditional marriage, and analyzes how liberal critiques of traditional marriage unveils liberalism’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Our avant-garde cherishes memories of an oppressive past. . . . . Continue Reading »
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