I know Eve Tushnet likes to think of Edward G. Robinson’s character in Five Star Final as the cinematic avatar of self-loathing tabloid journalism, and I can see her point. It’s a good script, and it’s Edward G. Robinson. But if we follow the scent of our story back to Late Night . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Big Think, Peter Lawler writes that: Another reason for the low turnout is the bizarrely huge number of debates that have absurdly lengthened the campaign. Robert says that those who Republicans who long for a candidate worthy of their deep devotion—such as Jindal or Christie or . . . . Continue Reading »
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker writes about the intimidation tactics wielded by the Left against the Catholic Church with Obama’s Free Birth Control Rule and in the How Dare Komen defund the sacrosanct Planned Parenthood! brouhaha. She starts her column with an unintentionally . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: by the criteria laid out in Songbook #12 , this is not a Rock song, but a rock n’ roll one.] Songbook #37 considered the New-Wave-cloaked revival of earlier rock and roll styles burbling amid the early 80s pop charts, but now it’s time to go down to the underground as X-Ray Specs . . . . Continue Reading »
Komen has surrendered and kissed the abortion ring.But that’s okay. I think the pro choice fury directed at Komen was a huge PR debacle for PP and its supporters. For years, the organization has used ancillary services such as breast cancer screening—which does not . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Post is going to have to sit in the back of the class for a while, because they let this howler slip through to the final version of “ Christians Join Fight Against Cockfighting ”: Smith’s organization [the Palmetto Family Council] has produced a video that . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, while I was listening with students to the oral arguments in the Hosanna-Tabor case , I noticed something I hadn’t caught before. Here’s Leondra Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, responding to a question from Chief Justice John Roberts: The government’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Dino Marcantonio asks how would St. Germanus site your church? For St. Germanus, praying toward the east meant that at Mass, the priest and assembly were both on the same side of the altar. The priest was not facing the people; all faced God together. Likewise, church buildings, including St. . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the Wall Street Journal features Richard Cipolla’s reflections on living as a married Catholic priest. Among other things, Cipolla speaks in favor of priestly celibacy: My experience as a married Catholic priest for 28 years brings to mind several thoughts, both practical and spiritual. . . . . Continue Reading »
I appreciate Carl’s post below that explains why Lawler must be correct. It calls to mind stuff I wrote a long time ago, but remains right even now. It’s natural to want to speak of human nature—instead of the human condition—because of the Rousseau/existential or . . . . Continue Reading »
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