In his latest On the Square column, Peter J. Leithart on the complementarity of mysticism and activism: Both sides can make a good case. Activists point out that true religion and undefiled is to visit orphans and widows in distress. They stress that faith without works is dead. Activists emphasize . . . . Continue Reading »
Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions By Rachel Held Evans (Zondervan Publishers, Grand Rapids, MI) 2010Asking questions about what you believe can be a very good thing. This is a truth I share with Rachel Held Evans (RHE). Having our beliefs . . . . Continue Reading »
Frank Gehry’s proposed design for an Eisenhower Memorial—-featuring large screens surrounding a statue of Eisenhower as a barefoot boy—-has drawn a great deal of controversy. This came to a head in a recent public meeting when Gehry was confronted by an audience member. From . . . . Continue Reading »
“Personally, I’ve sometimes wondered whether “compassionate conservatism” came out, in effect, to big-government conservatism,” says Timothy Dalrymple. “I no longer think that’s the case. Although Bush expanded government spending, he often directed that . . . . Continue Reading »
Artist and self-styled experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats is hoping to persuade the art world to join scientists in the Copernican Revolution—nearly 5 centuries late. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus made the humbling observation that the Earth revolves around the sun. Modern physicists . . . . Continue Reading »
Is the US Declaration of Independence illegal? BBC , Matt Danzico and Kate Dailey The New Singleness Public Discourse , Maggie Gallagher The Supply-Side Economics of Abortion The New England Journal of Medicine , Theodore Joyce, Ph.D. Finding Forgiveness on Death Row Los Angeles Times , Richard A. . . . . Continue Reading »
If you haven’t already noticed, Public Discourse , the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute, has had a banner week: Robert P. George on pornography and law, William Carroll on science and ethics, Helen Alvaré firing back at Linda Greenhouse, Maggie Gallagher bringing some . . . . Continue Reading »
I tentatively suggested that Herman could survive the 9s. But he can’t set himself up on the non-flipfloppy right of Romney if he’s proclaims himself pro-choice on abortion. So it turns out he doesn’t really understand the issue, and he really doesn’t have competent . . . . Continue Reading »
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when groups across the country help disseminate information about the disease. So why are so many organizations ignoring some of the biggest risk factors ? Public health authorities, however, dare not cross the cultural Rubicon with an army of . . . . Continue Reading »
I was gonna do longish post about Ron Paul and Herman Cain, but I don’t have the energy today, so a few thoughts about Romney on Tuesday, Romney really prepares for debates. He and his staff try to anticipate questions and his answers are sharp and hard. Just listen to him talk . . . . Continue Reading »
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