As a book on pop-music, Simon Reynolds’ Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction to Its Own Past earns a high B, but does not rate among my very favorites, being too beholden to Rock attitudes, and too long-winded for its own good. Some of its detail is welcome—I found Reynold’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Commenter Peter Speckhard left an intriguing comment on Russ Saltzman’s “On the Square” article today: I have nothing against Walmart. In fact, I find it to be the only place here in Green Bay where I might truly bump into anyone. There are no (or very few) restaurants, stores, . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael J. New explains why it has abortion advocates worried: What Guttmacher must find frustrating is that this research is significantly better than most of the other studies which analyze the impact of abortion policy on maternal mortality. The other studies simply compare mortality rates in . . . . Continue Reading »
Over the past few days, readers may have noticed two new names crop up on our blog. I, and the rest of the First Things editorial staff, would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce Ms. Sasha Tatasciore and Brother Sebastian White, O.P. Some brief background on our new additions, . . . . Continue Reading »
Nothing so excites the press than does a Vatican scandal. The recent firing of the head of the Vatican’s Bank , amidst charges of wrongdoing, and the arrest of the pope’s private butler , accused of leaking papal documents, have provoked an international media . . . . Continue Reading »
Some say that Obama’s support of gay marriage will be the spanner in the works of his reelection campaign: “I believe that this will lead to President Obama being a one-term president,” said NOM president Brian Brown, during a call with reporters. “If you look at key swing . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman on shopping with the poor : All my clothing comes from stores with names like “Community Thrift Store,” “Family Thrift,” and “Vintage Value.” These are places several retail notches below Macy’s or Target, and even further down the retail chain . . . . Continue Reading »
As a followup to my earlier post, Warning: this bible is loaded, I would like to draw attention to a marvellous paragraph from a piece by William G. Wittwith obvious relevance to the issue of biblical authority:There is a danger that discussions about the authority of Scripture may turn into . . . . Continue Reading »
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In a world in which all people are valued equally, testing the entire genome of a gestating fetus would be a splendid way to allow parents to prepare to care for a child born with special needs. Alas, and to an increasing degree, our culture is one in which entitlement rules—including . . . . Continue Reading »
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