In the great battle between word and image, readers of First Things , an unabashedly text-centric publication, probably tend to side with the word. I know I do, although around this time of year I’m reminded how sometimes words are not my friend and pictures are. On the anniversary of Roe v. . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things has a long and implacable commitment to the defense of unborn life and an equally long and implacable resistance to all the philosophies that seek to justify the utilitarian treatment of such life. Here’s a selection of articles, all of the most recent ones and a selection of . . . . Continue Reading »
I was afraid of this—and we see it again and again. When mega celebrities like Bono and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates came together to fund an anti AIDS and malaria project, the motives are splendid—but big money and celebrated international aid efforts often lead to mega . . . . Continue Reading »
Bible Gateway produced a statistical analysis of the the most-searched Bible verses. The top ten, listed in reverse order, are: 10.) Matthew 28:19: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” 9.) . . . . Continue Reading »
A forthcoming study in the American Journal of Political Science , women are the most effective lawmakers in the land : The research is the first to compare the performance of male and female politicians nationally, and it finds that female members of the House rout their male counterparts in both . . . . Continue Reading »
My friend thought I had slightly missed the point, or at least missed a point that should be made. In today’s “On the Square” column, The Apologetic Substitute , I relay my friend’s insights into the danger of replacing culture and with argument, and respond with some . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, who is the patron of writers and journalists. Here are a few relevant passages from his classic work, Introduction to the Devout Life (which can be acquired in several forms here). These are warnings rather than instructions, more negative than . . . . Continue Reading »
So, now the weather is going to be blamed on industries thought to contribute to global warming. And if the weather causes damage, the industries will be made to pay! From the story:From being a marginal and even mocked issue, climate-change litigation is fast emerging as a new frontier of law where . . . . Continue Reading »
I sketched an appreciation of the Gipper meant to inform and provoke a general audience . It did generate numerous indignant responses from a NYC centrist Democratic talk-radio guy. Had I wanted to provoke our porcher friends I would said more about Carter’s malaise, “crisis of . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard Beck, a professor and experimental psychologist at Abilene Christian University, has written a lengthy and serious theological examination of the greatest comic strip in history : Unlike Peanuts , Calvin and Hobbes is not overtly religious which exacerbates the question. So let me give an . . . . Continue Reading »
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