I agree with my colleague Matthew Cantirino below , who, it should be noted, does not mean to defend the policies Kurtz criticizes. Further, I wonder if Kurtz, an opponent of regulation, would join in calls to abolish free parking and otherwise relax zoning codes . Suburban sprawl is . . . . Continue Reading »
Stanley Kurtz has uncovered the government’s latest sinister plan : they’re coming to abolish the suburbs! Yes, an entire geographical mode of living is under threat from a small bloc of those most unctuous men: urban planners. Anyway, the “missing link that explains . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1936 the New Yorker rejected “Thank You For the Light,” a short (at 1200 words, very short) story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that an editor deemed “too fantastic.” The current editors have risked embarrassing their predecessor by reversing his decision and publishing it in the latest . . . . Continue Reading »
Russel E. Saltzman on the magic of locality : In the summer of 1993, family obligations dictated that I move closer to home. It also meant taking a sabbatical from parish ministry. That’s how I ended up in Marceline, Missouri, population 2,500, interviewing with the publisher of the Marceline . . . . Continue Reading »
Sigh. So many big brains seem to spend so much time pondering the likelihood and consequences of a pending human immortality. Not. Gonna. Happen.But I want to focus on one aspect of this issue and demonstrate how it points to human exceptionalism. Over at Huffington Post Science, George M . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday’s Chik-fil-A Appreciation Day—-organized by Mike Huckabee to support the company amidst criticism from same-sex marriage activists and Democratic officials—-created historic, record-breaking sales for the company. Good for them. I’m not one for expressing my . . . . Continue Reading »
How about some good news for a change? In the UK, a woman named Lyndsey Crowder was diagnosed with cancer while pregnant. She decided to risk risk her own life to bring her baby into the world. Four years later, both are doing fine. From the Daily Mail story:A women with cancer who . . . . Continue Reading »
So we have the two best posts in the entire land on the merits of these two reasonable hopes for the Republican future. John is right that Cruz is a highly accomplished legal scholar and, I can add, a former student of Robby George that Robby is bragging about. He will be a key piece of evidence a . . . . Continue Reading »
In Defense of Towns Anthony Esolen, Public Discourse To Accommodate Caesar or to Follow Consciences? Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, USCCBlog When We Suffer, When to Disobey Collin Hansen, The Gospel Coalition Romney’s Warsaw Speech William Kristol, Weekly Standard On Dating and . . . . Continue Reading »
This morning on Public Discourse , R.J. Snell of Eastern University offers a lovely and moving tribute to the late Sargent Shriver, who was, together with the late Robert P. Casey, among the last of the great pro-life liberal statesmen. Casey’s pro-life convictions and witness are . . . . Continue Reading »
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