George Weigel on child sacrifice in 21st century America : It was supposed to be a country in which women were liberated; it became a country in which women were ever more the victims of predatory and sexually irresponsible men, left alone with their “rights” to find a technological . . . . Continue Reading »
Paul Rahe is talking sense over at Ricochet , connecting a couple recent Obamacare dots. He lays out the case against Romney, AND the only way Romney can defend himself, quite well. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Of course, Pete is right that any decent Republican now votes for either ROMNEY or SANTORUM. In Florida? Well, it’s winner-take- all and the race remains close (in one poll today a tie). So vote for ROMNEY. On the other hand: If Santorum does very poorly his funding dries up, and he may . . . . Continue Reading »
Today marks the end of the annual octave of prayer for Christian unity. Blessed John Henry Newman, the great English convert, helped and continues to help many Christians enter into full communion with Rome. But did he actually pray for Christian unity? Initially, it was another Anglican convert to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Art of the Non-Apology Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune The First Sexual Revolution Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Guardian Social Conservatism for Millenial Voters Deirdre Cooper, Public Discourse The Caging of America Adam Gopnik, New Yorker Could Pro-Lifers Retake the Democratic Party? Mark Stricherz, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Gingrich looked like just another guy up there and he came out the loser in his exchanges with Romney. Part of it was Gingrich trying to get into above-it-all frontrunner mode. A bigger part is that what you saw yesterday is what he is usually like when people really go at . . . . Continue Reading »
During the debate yesterday (more on that soon) they showed the Volkswagen ad where they play Ted Nugent’s ‘Stranglehold’ in the background. I didn’t even know the name of the song until a couple of months ago. I just knew it as Kevin Von Erich’s . . . . Continue Reading »
A few years ago Pope Benedict XVI gave a series of lectures on the early church fathers, and they have been collected into a book: Church Fathers: From Clement of Rome to Augustine. In one of the lectures on St. Augustine, the Pope mentioned something significant about Ambrose’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Scalia wonders why there is no more great oratory : There are no more grand orators in America, and nothing could illustrate that better than the sometimes incoherent, woefully delivered remarks made in the days before and after King’s holiday. Attempting to analyze Secretary of . . . . Continue Reading »
The UK is currently in one of its periodic outbreaks of assisted suicide advocacy. It just turned into euthanasia advocacy as a completely paralyzed man is asking for permission to be murdered without legal consequence to the murderer. From the AP story:Former rugby player Tony Nicklinson had . . . . Continue Reading »
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