Ray Bradbury

by Kate Pitrone

Successful autodidact and author  Ray Bradbury   died Tuesday night.  He was 91 years old. . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

The Heart of the Matter

by Sasha Tatasciore

Dr. John F. Crosby’s lecture on the legacy of twentieth century phenomenologist Dietrich von Hildebrand was greeted by a full house and fine conversation at the First Things editorial headquarters last evening. After mingling over wine and cheese, guests took their seats while the founder and . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

On the Square Today

by The Editors

Patrick J. Deneen on E.J. Dionne and the contradiction of Progressive Catholicism : Dionne has been lambasting the Catholic leadership for its “conservative” positions, and praising the Church’s “moderate and liberal” elements, whether bishops, religious, or lay. He has . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

Meeting Ray Bradbury

by Matthew Schmitz

Ray Bradbury, the master of science fiction, died this Tuesday in Southern California ( New York Times  obituary here ). In the December 2008 issue, John Wilson recalled the moment he met Bradbury . They shared a love for walking: I remember—decades ago, while I was working at . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

Transhumanism is Religion for Atheists

by Wesley J. Smith

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) is one of the major transhumanist Websites.  The writers there really take the nonsense of uploading minds into computers and fashioning a post humanity seriously.I have opined often that transhumanism is a religion, that is, . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

Reactionary Thoughts

by Peter Lawler

1. Thanks so much to KATE for energizing a thread that surpasses in quantity and quality even those that we had in the good ol’ NLT days. The facts are lonely, sinking single moms and repulsively unmanly men. The causes remain a bone of contention. I’m not blaming the welfare state all . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

First Links — 6.6.12

by Matthew Cantirino

American Caste Kay S. Hymowitz,  City Journal The Waste Land App Tess Taylor,  Threepenny Review Priests for the New Evangelization Fr. Roch Kereszty,   Homiletic & Pastoral Review Why Can’t Christian Films Be Better? Fr. Bryce Sibley,  Crisis Using Undictionaried . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2012 0

Scott Walker Wins Big!

by Carl Scott

Most insightful analysis here . . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2012 0

Shameful Deeds, Shameless Lies, and Sex-Selective Abortions

by Robert P. George

Shameful deeds are almost always accompanied by shameless lies. Some members of Congress who shamefully voted against the prohibition of sex-selective abortions are shamelessly claiming (or permitting their spokesmen or surrogates to claim) that the proposed legislation was unnecessary . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2012 0

Environmental Anti Humanism Alert

by Wesley J. Smith

Legatus Magazine asked me to write a reflection on the current state of environmentalism.  Alas, and to an increasing extent, it is rife with misanthrope. From, “Anti Humanism Subverts Environmental Movement.”Environmentalism has done so much good — conservation, our national . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2012 0