Peter J. Leithart on Rick Santorum and secular natural law : Rick Santorum recently criticized Obama’s worldview as a “phony theology not based on the Bible.” A few days ago, the Drudge Report resurrected a 2008 speech in which Santorum warned that Satan has it in . . . . Continue Reading »
Christine Baumgarthuber of the delightful Austerity Kitchen blog has a column on how people slept in pre-industrial societies. Instead of a single eight-hour interval, most people had a “first” and “second” sleep: The idea of first and second sleep derives from a form of . . . . Continue Reading »
Bill Kristol notes the obvious: Santorum’s general performance in the campaign has been courageous. He’s not afraid to take stands that the experts say will doom him. So while I thought it was unseemly for Santorum to label himself with the virtue of courage in the recent debate, . . . . Continue Reading »
Let no one doubt the anti liberty agenda of Obamacare. In place of traditional American liberty based on the principles of limited government, Obamacarians are erecting a bureaucratic state, complete with centralized control, cronyism, ideological impositions, benefits to favored . . . . Continue Reading »
Yes, you read the title correctly. Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman makes the case for Barack Obama as a defender of religious liberty: The president has gotten deserved criticism for trying to force Catholic colleges and hospitals to buy insurance coverage for something they regard as . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of prominent British non-Christians defending Christianity (and the role of religion in society more broadly), the UK’s chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, recently published a long-form essay in Standpoint Magazine on “the limits of secularism.” It’s a . . . . Continue Reading »
A Non-Catholic’s Guide to Lenten Weirdness Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register Not Just Santorum Believes in Satan—Most Americans Do, Too David Kuo & Patton Dodd, Washington Post What is It Like to Be a Libertarian? Richard Brody, The New Yorker The Hollywood Starlet Who Left . . . . Continue Reading »
So why did Ron Paul go after Santorum more than Romney yesterday? Is it an alliance because Romney is a secret paleolibertarian, or is it a secret bargain so that Romney would make Ron or Rand Paul the VP nominee? Please. Ron Paul trained most of his fire yesterday on . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s what I learned from the guys at Panera Bread this morning: 1. Romney made Santorum look bad without making himself look good. 2. Consensus: Gingrich was very impressive; he’s the one who could beat the president. I said I won’t vote for him because he’s an . . . . Continue Reading »
The indispensable Peter Berger has posted a helpful discussion of the implications of the recent and ongoing controversy over the contraceptive mandate, the main one of which, to his mind, is the further clarification of the common interests of religious people over and against the secularist . . . . Continue Reading »
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