Over at Public Discourse (published by the Witherspoon Institute, where I work), you can already see tomorrow morning’s article, the first of a three-part series by Greg Forster, titled ” Evangelicals and Politics: The Hundred Years’ War .” I think it’s very . . . . Continue Reading »
An exchange in The Corner over the weekend between Kevin Williamson and Matthew Franck encapsulates how the dynamic between economic and social conservatives often becomes dysfunctional. Here’s how it went down: Williamson made fun of a post at the Atlantic that was breathlessly amazed Romney . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s verging on gratuitous indulgence at this point, but here goes. The New York Times yesterday distinguished itself with not one, but two, op-eds on the Vatican-LCWR issue, penned by Maureen Dowd and Nicholas Kristof. Rod Dreher engages in some level-headed deconstruction on his blog: . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on Paul Ryan and the angry Catholic Left : When Representative Paul Ryan said that his recently released budget proposal was developed in accord with his understanding of Catholic social doctrine, the liberal Catholic establishment reacted with outrage. Ryan was scheduled to talk at . . . . Continue Reading »
The Chicago Tribune mourns the loss of what has made discourse, political or otherwise, possible for so long: Facts. The rhetoric of politicians, from Bill Clinton to Mitt Romney, seems to have been the primary cause of death. Allan West’s declaration that as many as eighty-one of his fellow . . . . Continue Reading »
Lori G. Beaman has posted an interesting short essay over at the Immanent Frame in which she explores possibilities for moving “beyond separation” as a dogma for church-state relations. Writing in light of James Beckford’s claims in The Return of Religion , Beaman ponders . . . . Continue Reading »
How to Think About Inequality Peter Wehner and Robert P. Beschel, National Affairs With Prison Ministry, Colson Linked Religion and Reform Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times The Vatican’s Corrective Elizabeth Scalia, Wall Street Journal The Effects of Anti-Humanism Michelle Bauman, Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
Disgusting: That certain meme asserting that fetuses must be deemed by the law as so much chopped liver—to be treated well, badly, or killed—as the autonomous woman desires. Never mind that the developing baby is a unique individual, or that he or she has a father who might want the . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Hibbs has updated his book Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture in light of films and TV shows of the last decade like Christopher Nolan’s movies and AMC’s Mad Men. He says Nihilism has been the reigning philosophy in Hollywood since the 1960’s. By Nihilism, . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times—of course!—ran a piece in its Sunday opinion section (originally a blog) by a university professor—of course!—claiming that we are unethical in our eating of plants. Apparently, Michael Marder agrees with the Swiss, which a few years ago accorded legal . . . . Continue Reading »
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