The Jews Are Next David P. Goldman, Spengler The Safe, Legal, Rare Illusion Ross Douthat, New York Times Sacred Dogma of the Left Jonathan V. Last, The Weekly Standard Where Zombies Come From Martin Kester Coombs, The American Conservative The Deconstruction of Marriage Peter Lawler, Big Think . . . . Continue Reading »
“You see this? This is what I’m going to do to your referendum.” Liechtenstein may be a constitutional rather than an absolute monarchy, but don’t confuse His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II with one of those ornamental vestiges of royalty that pass for monarchs in the . . . . Continue Reading »
IVF was promised as a generally minor matter that would be available for married couples, otherwise unable, to have biological children. Of course, that relatively conservative agenda held for about two seconds. It is now a huge industry, with unmarried people using it to get . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a scenario being put forward by an unnamed “top Republican.” If Romney loses in Michigan, he’ll be too damaged to be a credible nominee. Santorum is unacceptable. He would lose 35 states. So there’s no alternative but for JEB BUSH to enter the late contests and pick . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So I was talking to a friend of mine about Romney’s inability to connect with conservative audiences. I don’t know how someone can run for office for so long and yet be be so bad at imagining the mental universe of his target constituency as to believe that they would . . . . Continue Reading »
Jeremy Lin, the Harvard educated, Asian-American, basketball phenom who makes public proclamations about his Christian faith, is all the rage right now. There are a variety of questions his success raises, yet surely the most unique (or esoteric) analysis must go to David Brooks who takes a . . . . Continue Reading »
Know I’ve left a few threads hanging, but this link will let you know where I’ll be, body and soul, for the next week. No, not overseas. . . . . Continue Reading »
I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine who is huge Radiohead fan. He admitted that he wasn’t as fascinated with their latest album as he was with their earlier efforts. Apparently The Bends and OK Computer were okay, but Kid A and Amnesiac were phenomenal. When I asked, a la . . . . Continue Reading »
Democratic senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren “has assumed the mantle of oppressor,” Senator Scott Brown has said, The Weekly Standard ‘s blog reports. In supporting the contraception mandate, She and her allies on the left are dictating to Catholics and other people of faith . . . . Continue Reading »
The Obama Admininstration has submitted its response (available here ) to the lawsuit that the Becket Fund filed on behalf of Belmont Abbey College in the matter of the contraceptive mandate. In essence, the Administration argues that the issues raised in the suit are not yet ripe for . . . . Continue Reading »
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