I just returned from a trip to New Hampshire, where I attended a town meeting with Mitt, at the veteran for foreign wars post in Hudson. Anyone interested in American politics has to have a soft spot for these kind of meetings; they provide a chance to see and judge the candidates “up . . . . Continue Reading »
The current medical resource crisis has placed people in extremis in the cross hairs of rationing or abandonment. We spend too much on end-of-life care, we are told. Often we pour money into treatment and the patient dies anyway, “wasting” the resources. Why pour good . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been to South Africa. It was both a thrilling and, I must say, extremely depressing experience—what I call emotional whiplash. I have never seen such poverty, and yet, the possibilities seem endless if the New South Africa can just grab the brass ring of economic and . . . . Continue Reading »
If appeals to God get ruled out, either by disbelief in his existence or reluctance to rely upon it, says Matthew O’Brien then it isn’t possible to demonstrate that there are moral absolutes. If you are going to make a moral argument, whether in the seminar room or in the public . . . . Continue Reading »
In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia explains why Tim Tebow terrifies us: It says a great deal about the depths to which America’s values have fallen that Tim Tebow—who, once upon a time, would have been the wholesome, women-and-mom-respecting, clean-playing, fresh-faced . . . . Continue Reading »
So I got a complaint for a reader about the all-Newt blogging. I agree he doesn’t deserve the attention. And I think Pete, John P, Jim Ceaser, Carl, and I have told you he doesn’t deserve to be (and won’t) be president. So I’ve seen two of the new (not Newt) movies. J EDGAR . . . . Continue Reading »
Rod Dreher linked to my piece on Gogol yesterday, and we got to discussing the difference between people who like Austen and those who like Russian novels. In an email, I suggested: In my experience, Austen fans love her because of the detailed character portraits, the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Newt is a disreputable sophist who sold his soul to shill for causes he couldn’t have believed in, corrupt causes mainly enabled by Democrats that came close to ruining our country. 2. But, as the great man said, he’s still WINNING. And unlike Charlie, he seems substance-free and . . . . Continue Reading »
Vatican university hosts unusual tattoo conference Associated Press , Nicole Winfield The Journey Home-Wilhelm Röpke & the Humane Economy The Imaginative Conservative , Roger Scruton Who Was George Frideric Handel? The Gospel Coalition , Justin Taylor Southern Baptists Go Swimming in Lake . . . . Continue Reading »
During the summer I wrote an article about how the concept of the Overton Window can help explain the process radicals use in their task of cultural degredation . Over at Big Think, atheist Adam Lee explains (in much the same way that I did) just how atheists can use this approach: So, how do . . . . Continue Reading »
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