My mom was a seamstress for much of the 1980s and some of the 1990s. I remember that she would work for a company, and then that company would close shop, and then she would find a job somewhere else and then that place would close down and so on. Evan Soltas has an explanation . . . . Continue Reading »
My beautiful wife, Debra J. Saunders guest hosted Dennis Miller with me in tow. If you’d like to have a bit of a listen, hit this link, and then hit the audio link. Yes, our marriage . . . . Continue Reading »
James R. Rodgers on interpretations of Matthew 25.31-46 : Matthew 25.31-46 exemplifies the divine inversion. Inverting worldly expectations, the king explains to those gathered before his throne that they served him as king by serving the least kingly people of all: the hungry, thirsty, naked, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Ryan Lizza’s long New Yorker profile of Paul Ryan is a masterpiece of subtle liberal partisanship. My favorite part is Lizza’s treatment of Ryan’s proposal for premium support Medicare. When referring to the Ryan Roadmap, Lizza describes “Obamas alleged . . . . Continue Reading »
The State Department yesterday released its annual International Religious Freedom Report for the year 2011. From Foreign Policy s overview : The report highlighted the deteriorating situation in China, whose government continued to increase restrictions on religious practice for Tibetan . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s a brief report on my brief vacation. Thanks to those of you who wrote me concerned about my health or sanity or very existence, because I had virtually disappeared. In response to the many requests to say something about Berry College and Chick-fil-A, I have to respond that the . . . . Continue Reading »
End-of-Life Care: A Debate Daniel Callahan and Peter Lawler, Heritage What is Eternal Life? Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington Blog Islam and Islamism Samuel Helfont, The Book Protest and Positivity Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Integrated Catholic Life The Primacy of . . . . Continue Reading »
Fans of the hit TV show LOST speculated after the first couple of seasons that it was secretly a presentation of Purgatory. The buzz over this thesis grew to such large proportions that the producers had to release a letter denying the rumors. Now two years after the show is finished, . . . . Continue Reading »
Arizona recently passed a law outlawing abortion after the 20th week—except in a maternal “medical emergency,” based on the potential that the fetus can feel pain at that age of gestation. My friends at the Bioethics Defense Fund have announced that, with their assistance and . . . . Continue Reading »
In what is, by now, a pretty familiar narrative : . . . in response to a threatened lawsuit by the Freedom from Religion Foundation , the city of Steubenville, Ohio, decided to revise its official seal (left) to remove the silhouette of a local landmark, the chapel on the campus . . . . Continue Reading »