As a minor contribution to First Things’ ongoing efforts to define liberalism (along with its “pre-,” “non-,” and “post-” varieties), it may be worth examining a passage from Spengler (the original, not the once-anonymous but also mighty David P. . . . . Continue Reading »
Update: Much is being made in the press that the Solicitor General apparently did a poor job arguing the case today. That doesn’t matter a whit. Oral argument is usually something of a Kabuki dance. A good argument rarely changes minds that were not persuaded by the written briefs, nor will a . . . . Continue Reading »
I find this ironic: a ScienceBlogs (corrected from my original post stating it was a Huffington Post blog) called the Denialism Blog, subtitled “Don’t Confuse Denialism With Debate,” is upset because the HP published Bruce Friedrich—the beta wolf of the maniac . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Scalia on utilitarian calculations and publicly funded healthcare : Here, within the neat columns of taxes, fines and policies received versus benefits paid out, hide the little demons of our spiritual destruction; they encourage the appointing of some flawed and imperfect humans to gauge . . . . Continue Reading »
Via Front Porch Republic, R.J. Snell writes about those young progressives in the spotlight who, “holding fast to their prejudice of superiority, consider wisdom of the past . . . worth less than a new technique schemed in an afternoon and marketed as the next new thing.” I tend to think . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday’s post on dating websites sparked a number of interesting reactions from commenters. Kelly Ames Smith argued that dating websites (whatever the value of their algorithms) are useful sorting tools for finding men serious about making a commitment: I met my husband online on Ave Maria . . . . Continue Reading »
Suzy Ismail posts “A Muslim Defense of Life” on Altcatholicah . The remarks, delivered in Princeton University’s chapel for Respect Life Sunday, are worth a read for those familiar with traditional Christian language surrounding the dignity of the person and the common rhetoric of . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . are being pursued in earnest by the distinguished LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN—one of the best blogs around. There’s an empty open thread there. Please contribute. The reason for hope we can have for the future of the series is that it might take a show or two to set up the new . . . . Continue Reading »
Saving Religious Liberty: A Symposium Gerard V. Bradley, Chuck Colson, et. al., National Review How the GOP Got Catholicized Timothy Stanley, CNN Why I Am Not a Libertarian Nathan Schlueter, Public Discourse The Future of the Synagogue Shmuly Yanklowitz, Jewish Daily . . . . Continue Reading »
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 »
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