Ross Douthat has concluded that Romney is most likely to pick the safest and most boring available candidate for his running mate, and that guy is Rob Portman. Maybe. I’ve read some articles about Portman and I’ve seen him give some speeches on television. I . . . . Continue Reading »
Kudos to those Democratic members of the House of Representatives who broke ranks with their party leadership to join the vast majority of Republican members in voting against late-term abortions. As for the seven or eight Republicans who joined Nancy Pelosi et al. in an effort to protect . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . mocked a bit by me here . Huge crowd with some anti-chicken demonstrators at the local Dwarf House (full-service Chick-fil-A) today. This is bad news for those who just want to grab a quick lunch. . . . . Continue Reading »
The ever useful Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released a new survey . The focus falls on attitudes toward the recent push by the Catholic Bishops to highlight the threats posed to religious liberty. Results aren’t too surprising. If you’re a Catholic and have heard about the . . . . Continue Reading »
In an article in First Things last year, I argued that the legal institutions of capitalism exist not to advance any particular purpose but to facilitate the advancement by individuals of their various, often conflicting purposes. I made this argument in the course of disagreeing with Alasdair . . . . Continue Reading »
Terrell Clemmons writes in the latest issue of Salvo magazine about the impact abortions have on men involved in the situation, a relatively undiscussed (perhaps even socially taboo?) subtopic that is also somewhat neglected by the scientific literature. Opening with the Ernest Hemingway story . . . . Continue Reading »
The Pew Forum reports: Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for gay marriage to its party platform are in keeping with a significant shift of opinion on this issue among Democrats nationwide. Just four years ago, in 2008, only half (50%) of Democrats favored allowing gays and . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on the reasons for “partisanship” : “Partisanship” that concedes no possible rectitude or good will to the other party is obviously problematic; so is the self-righteousness and bullheadedness that help explain congressional gridlock. Yet there are at least two . . . . Continue Reading »
My wife and I will have lunch at Chick-fil-A today. It’s not an uncommon experience in our family, since our son works there. (For the record, he and his sister are on a mission trip this week, working with immigrant kids , so they won’t be joining us. Also, for the record, my son . . . . Continue Reading »
Today, the power of the Feds to dictate health care coverage nationally is being wielded to force “free coverage” for women’s “reproductive” medical and consumerist services. And the radical Kathleen Sebelius and Nancy Pelosi are bragging about their power of . . . . Continue Reading »
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