Justice Kennedy?

by Peter Lawler

Quick, big thoughts on the mandate and the presumption of liberty. . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

On the Square Today

by The Editors

George Weigel on the differences the Pill has made : As the talismanic year 2000 approached, and like virtually every other talking head and scribe in the world, I was asked what I thought the history-changing scientific discoveries of the 20th-century had been. And like the rest of the . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

The New Translation’s Effect

by Mark Misulia

Reflecting on the current state of affairs after several months of the new translation of the Mass, it’s interesting remembering the divergent expectations. Some looked forward to it for various reasons, many were probably indifferent. But some were rather suspicious : In the weeks and months . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

The Human-Loathingness of Euthanasia

by Wesley J. Smith

Misanthropy is the sickness of the West.  We see it expressed in global warming hysteria, radical environmentalism, animal rights, and other areas of concern—including assisted suicide/euthanasia advocacy. And now, Brendan O’Neill, editor of Spiked, nails it in the Telegraph. From . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

Scapegoats and Sacrificial Games

by Matthew Cantirino

Fr. Robert Barron, producer of last year’s much-touted  Catholicism series, offers some thoughts on the popularity of the Hunger Games over at the Corner . His reflections won’t, perhaps, be terribly novel to those with a solid religious background, but as that represents a . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

First Links — 3.28.12

by Matthew Cantirino

As Pope Visits, Cuban Officials Rule Out Political Reform Randal C. Archibold,  New York Times The Emerging Top-Bottom Coalition Fred Siegel,  City Journal Reconciled to Reinhold Niebuhr David Martin,  Times Literary Supplement Why Do Catholics Love Romney? Nicholas G. Hahn,   . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

Please Support Our Work

by R. R. Reno

Dear Friends, What you read on firstthings.com makes a difference. Today we face an increasingly hostile intellectual culture, one that presumes that faith undermines reason, and that religion creates conflict and hostility in society. Our goal is to demonstrate how wrong this prejudice is. We . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2012 0

Centralized Health Care Turns Us Against Each Other

by Wesley J. Smith

A column in the Telegraph questions why obese people should have precedence in care over the elderly in the socialized NHS.  From “Why Should Fat People Take Precedence Over the Elderly in the NHS?”Already the elderly are short-changed when it comes to nurses’ time. Nurses in . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2012 0

Romney and the Veepstakes

by Pete Spiliakos

I’ve been trying to come up with some organized thoughts about who Romney should pick as Vice President.  That’s not working out so well.  So I’ll go with some disorganized thoughts, 1. Obama has a likeable persona who will run a well organized, tactically competent, and . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2012 0

MAD MEN Studies—Part 2 (Second Thoughts on Don)

by Peter Lawler

I’ve gotten a couple of emails and learned some stuff from reading the open thread over there at THE LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN. So here’s a revised interpretation of the newly happy Don: He now has a satisfying and genuinely personal erotic relationship with his new because he has . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2012 0