No one really knows what the War of 1812 was about , but what we do know is that it involved Americans, Indians, the British, and . . . Canadians. (Really, they were involved. I looked it up on Wikipedia.) Since it was the last time Canada was involved in a war (they don’t get out much) . . . . Continue Reading »
As the parent of a college-age teen, I’ve encountered a lot of proud parents. I’ve encountered even more delusional ones. For example, in making an excuse for their child’s lack of academic ability I often hear some variation of, “It’s not like he’s a dumb . . . . Continue Reading »
Dennis Prager blunts his point by putting too much emphasis on the left/right divide, but I think he raises an important question in asking why class hatred is considered morally superior to hatred based on race: Because the Holocaust was unique in its industrialization of death and in its . . . . Continue Reading »
New York City seems to be busy and bustling as always, despite the immanent October 21st apocalypse. Perhaps it is because Harold Camping ’s rapture prediction for May 21st didn’t materialize that his revised end-of-the-world date (tomorrow) seems to have come upon us unnoticed. But . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature, Brian Raum reports on the mounting doubts about same-sex “marriage” : The message is frequently that recognition for same-sex unions will have no effect on those who disagree with them, but the evidence clearly says otherwise. As Princeton politics . . . . Continue Reading »
Reason magazine’s science writer, Ron Bailey, has long been in the thrall of transhumanism. (We debated once at CUNY). He has swallowed the immortality project without even chewing and has baptized himself in the scientism neo-faith that The Singularity will usher in a new era of . . . . Continue Reading »
Since First Things in nearing the end of our Fall fundraising campaign, and since we still have a long way to go before we reach our goal of 500 readers as web donors, I thought I’d make an appeal to a specific group of readers: Those who have never donated to a web magazine before. I suspect . . . . Continue Reading »
Are there any signs of hope in contemporary artistic expression? Anthony Domestico thinks so, and his recent post at dotCommonweal dissecting some trends in what might be called sub-popular (or “popular indie”) music points out a few examples which should force the curmudgeons to think . . . . Continue Reading »
HERE . The guy who invented that curve reminds us that Herman’s plan is all about supply-side economics. Everyone, the thought is, will be better off. Cain needs to sign him up. . . . . Continue Reading »
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