Some months ago I expressed my skepticism about Dinesh D’Souza’s thesis that the best way to understand Barack Obama involves seeing him as trying to fulfill his father’s anti-colonialist vision. I argued that mainstream American liberalism, especially its hothouse academic forms, . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s second ” On the Square ” essay, Fr. Thomas Guarino (a past contributor to First Things and a member of Evangelicals and Catholics Together ) writes on concerns about draconian juridical policies within Catholic dioceses, and the effect they hold on the theology of . . . . Continue Reading »
This past week I finally was able to take my family to see “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” which is a marvelous film. Though it streamlines some of the book’s plots (it’s a favorite of my children), we found the film to be quite satisfying.As the movie reached . . . . Continue Reading »
” What Is Marriage? ” Robert P. George, Ryan Anderson, and Sherif Girgis’ recent article on marriage in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy , has generated something of a discourse among scholars of opposing views, even being called a “succinct and clear . . . . Continue Reading »
Much has been made, from all quarters, of the Republicans’ plans to begin the new session of Congress with a reading of the Constitution. Some have derided it as a kind of theater, implying that it therefore can’t be serious and meaningful. (Tell that to my wife, by profession an actor . . . . Continue Reading »
“It seems to me that beginnings of a stealth New Crusade may be taking root in the minds of some of my Christian correspondents,” writes Elizabeth Scalia in today’s “On the Square” article. The proper Christian response, she says in Surrender Unto Surrender , is a . . . . Continue Reading »
In the December 2009 issue of First Things Mary Eberstadt explained how pedophilia chic went out of style . Sadly, not everyone got the message in time. As Jennifer Grant at her.meneutics explains: The most recent issue of Vogue Paris (or should I say l’issue de janvier/février ?) . . . . Continue Reading »
NYT columnist Ross Douthat voiced a strong thought I had yesterday—but decided not to get into so as to not muddy the waters—when reporting about a NYT Magazine story extolling a couple buying the services of four women—two for eggs and two “gestating carriers”—so . . . . Continue Reading »
If this works out, it could save tremendously on resources—and more importantly, help catch cancers very early and gauge the effectiveness of ongoing treatments. Like all modern medical advances, I’ll bet animal research was part of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Until virtually the dawn of the modern age the historic heartland of Christianity — possibly containing most of the world’s Christians at the time — included the lands of north Africa and what we now know as the Middle East. Yet over successive centuries the Christians there have . . . . Continue Reading »
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