Mark W. Leach at Public Discourse argues that, at least in the case of the selective abortion of Down Syndrome children, being pro-life is simply not enough to stop abortion: Therefore, while pro-life organizations advocate for social change in recognizing that fetuses also have a right to life, a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court declared in 2010 that public universities must permit religious student clubs to select leaders who share their faith. UNC-Greensboro is now getting around this by declaring that a Christian student club isn’t really religious . On what grounds? It isn’t affiliated . . . . Continue Reading »
There are too many great recent posts to respond to quickly this morning. So I will highlight the importance of Jason Joseph’s Catholic response to Pat Deneen: The freedom properly claimed is the freedom the church—an organized body of thought and action—to tell the whole truth . . . . Continue Reading »
There has been a lot of talk about Rick Santorum as the “second coming” (so to speak) of compassionate conservatism. He has spoken eloquently about the needs of the least among us and of the inadequacy of government—any government, however large—in addressing those . . . . Continue Reading »
Spate of Relic Thefts Continues in Ireland Richard Osley, The Independent Talmud Given First Index in 1,500 Years Marco Tosatti, Vatican Insider The Crusade Against Hungary Marion Smith, National Review In Israeli Military, a Growing Orthodoxy Dan Williams , Reuters . . . . Continue Reading »
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In 1960, James Q. Wilson was 29 years old and wondering what topic he should choose for his second book. He had narrowed the options down to two, and although he had no way of knowing it at the time, he was extremely fortunate in choosing the one he did—had it gone the other way, Wilson would . . . . Continue Reading »
Front Porcher Patrick Deneen criticizes the critics of the HHS mandate for using the “dominant privatistic language of liberalism.” He agrees this is the prudent strategy, but believes it masks the deeper divide between Catholic and Modern political thought in general. Such a . . . . Continue Reading »
I saw Santorum on Fox News Sunday yesterday. Awful. He spent 80% of the interview playing defense (and not very effectively either) on issues he shouldn’t want to talk about. He is just not able to parry the question and move on to his own message. It . . . . Continue Reading »
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