The two best things I have read on the question of Newt Gingrich’s admitted past adulteries, the forgiveness of his sins upon entering into the Catholic Church, and the relevance of these facts for voters considering his presidential candidacy, are by Frank Beckwith at The Catholic Thing and . . . . Continue Reading »
Either these people have no money or they’ve already finished their Christmas shopping. (I won’t say which category applies to me.) Yesterday, the Cardinal Newman Society’s Patrick J. Reilly published an op-ed in the Washington Times criticizing an effort by the University . . . . Continue Reading »
War Horse: A Modern Epic on the End of Modernity Philosophical Fragments , Timothy Dalrymple Why Hanukkah Is the Most Celebrated Jewish Holiday in America TIME , Tim Newcomb Split GOP presidential endorsements reflect fractured evangelical base CNN , Dan Gilgoff No Sex Please, I’m British . . . . Continue Reading »
I understand the point of hospitalists. They are employees or contractors that manage the care and plan the discharge of hospitalized patients. The point is to save money without compromising quality of care.But the former may not be happening, and perhaps also, not the latter, at least . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m in an airport and a hurry. So no linking for me. But the newest Rasmussen poll has Romney at 25, Paul 20, Newt 17. Bachmann and the others are 10 or less. So I was wrong about Romney continuing to fade. Paul is probably still the favorite, but . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Patrick Reilly and Rick Garnett mix it up over how best to respond to the aggressive way that Kathleen Sebelius at the Department of Health and Human Services has crafted regulations that stipulate what employers must include in the health insurance policies they provide. The long and the . . . . Continue Reading »
David Brooks links to some of the best magazine writing of the past year, and one of the articles is about the origin of the universe. In The Accidental Universe, Alan Lightman tells the story of how the fine-tuning of our universe has driven theoretical physicists to postulate the idea of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Alan Lightman, a physicist at MIT and author of one of my favorite novels ( Einstein’s Dreams ), thinks that speculating about the multiverse theory is a sign that physics is stepping outside the boundaries of science and into the realm of faith : The history of science can be viewed as the . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature , George Weigel reflects on Christmas, the infinite, and the finite: The title of Father Edward Oakes’ new book, Infinity Dwindled to Infancy , nicely captures the imaginative challenge posed at Christmas: the mystery of the infinite God become . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Hunter provides a reminder that Christmas was once less familial, more political : At the time the poem was written, disturbance on the lawn on Christmas Eve would have been not magical, but threatening, likely caused by drunken youths roaming the neighborhood, demanding gifts from . . . . Continue Reading »
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