The Olympics and Civil Religion Chris Lisee, Washington Post On August 1, A Definition Changes Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner The Pernicious Rise of “Indie-Classical” En Liang Kong, New Statesman Europe’s Rule of Law Problem Samuel Gregg, Public Discourse . . . . Continue Reading »
As Mark points out , Gary Alan Fine finds the erasure of Paterno’s sporting accomplishments Orwellian, but such a practice is not just the stuff of dystopian fiction. At Reflection and Choice , Steven L. Jones writes: Question: What do Joe Paterno and the Roman Emperor Nero have in . . . . Continue Reading »
I often say that if you want to see where and how society will next go wrong, just look at the articles on ethics and culture currently being published in the world’s top medical and bioethics journals. Latest case in point, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine urging . . . . Continue Reading »
Gary Alan Fine at the New York Times finds Penn State’s “vacating” of victories from the sports history of the school from 1998 to 2011 a move Orwell might have written about, had horse and porker not been serviceable for his purposes. His conclusion: Social institutions, like the . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on the Church and the end of the welfare state : Throughout the post-Vatican II years, the U.S. bishops’ conference has typically defended the welfare state and not infrequently urged its expansion. Everyone familiar with the situation knows that this has had far more to do with . . . . Continue Reading »
As of yesterday, doctors in South Dakota must advise patients seeking abortions of the increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions that come with it. Obviously contested, we’re told by Planned Parenthood CEO Sarah Stoesz that the statue would “burden abortion rights and violate . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Movsesian covers a recent circuit court ruling which could turn out to be “a major Establishment Clause case.” In Doe v. Elmbrook Elementary School , handed down on July 23, a panel of judges (including the well-known Richard Posner) drew interesting distinctions which may affect . . . . Continue Reading »
The Other War on Poverty Leon R. Kass, National Affairs Oswaldo Paya’s Overlooked Faith George Conger, Get Religion On Being a “Dorothy Day” Catholic Sarah Babbs, Ignitum Today When to Leave Your Church? Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism Piecemeal Existence for . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s comments regarding Mary Eberstadt’s new book Adam and Eve After the Pill got me wondering. Was this book truly a game changer in the debate regarding the consequences of the sexual revolution (and “full modernity” as he puts it) or not? So I went out and bought the book . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, let me direct you to this Batman thread from the old No Left Turns site. Second, I saw The Dark Knight Rises and here are my thoughts below: There has been some discussion about whether The Dark Knight Rises is critique of Occupy Wall Street. The most obvious villain (though as it . . . . Continue Reading »
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