So I just got in the mail the impressive newsletter from Pat Deneen’s Tocqueville Forum at Georgetown. Here’s its prosaic but kind of pithy summary of what I said there on Constitution Day: Dr. Peter Lawler argued that Locke’s ideas fit the Mystery Passage [ Planned Parenthood v. . . . . Continue Reading »
As Lutherans tend to do, Anthony Sacramone is starting his own religion . For those interested in joining, here are some items you’ll need to believe: 1. We believe that Pantu Baba, the Vile, the Irascible, the Arbitrary, eternal and almighty god of all that is was or ever shall be, has . . . . Continue Reading »
Some food for thought from today’s Wall Street Journal . . . . . Continue Reading »
Night Shyamalan’s film, Devil , his latest installment in his series of mythopoeic movies, gives the viewer the opportunity to glimpse ever so briefly the reification of a theosophical speculation that may have its roots in Boehme, where evil is rendered by a very real demon grimly determined . . . . Continue Reading »
Today, in our second On the Square essay, Patricia Snow reflects on the work of Diego Velázquez and what the recent discovery of a lost Velázquez painting at Yale University Art Gallery might tell us about the artist: If The Education of the Virgin is a Velázquez, it both integrates . . . . Continue Reading »
A university faculty prayer inspired by the Chorister’s Prayer of the Royal College of Church Music. Adapted by the CS Lewis FoundationBless, O Lord, us your servants,Who are called to scholarly vocations.Grant that what we apprehend with our mindsand profess through our wordsMay be grounded . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s my thought, following the lead of probably the second smartest citizen of Georgia of all time: Secession was stupid. In general, I’ll be following the events of that war with a focus on (the lack of) southern statesmanship. I will also have lots to say about Alexander Stephens, . . . . Continue Reading »
Last July I noted that novelist Anne Rice had denounced Christianity . Now, in an interview conducted by her homosexual son, Christopher, she denounces the Catholic Church. The MetroWeekly has transcribed some of the highlights from the video: “I am completely confident that gays are winning . . . . Continue Reading »
While researching a story for the New York Times , David Bornstein discovered a surprising finding about America’s homeless population: One of the jolting realizations that I had while researching this column is that anybody could become like a homeless person — all it takes is a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interactive map that breaks down by county the places where people have college degrees. The map tracks data from 1940 to the present and includes a breakdown by race and sex. (Via: In the Agora ) . . . . Continue Reading »
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