R.R. Reno on Ryan outrage syndrome : We saw it with George W. Bush. Liberals would lose all sense of balance and proportion, falling into patterns of bitter denunciation. Now it seems to be happening with Paul Ryan. A recent issue of the New Republic features an extended tirade of sorts in which . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week I discussed how the Euro crisis can be understood at the cultural level as a conflict between two ethics: northern European bourgeois prudence on the one hand and southern European extravagance—-the sort of extravagance that gave us Bernini and St. Teresa of Avila—-on the . . . . Continue Reading »
It is no secret that the USA is the most charitable country in the world. Why? Well, we can be, but Dan Palotta of the WSJ points to tradition through our Puritan heritage and says charity was their response to the tensions within their doctrine, “they could do penance for their . . . . Continue Reading »
Sustainable Sex Marc Barnes, The Hipster Conservative Humor, Joy, and the Spiritual Life Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Gospel in the Digital Age Phillis Wheatley: A Genius in Bondage Jonathan M. Yeager, Books & Culture Buzz Aldrin’s Lunar Communion Matthew Cresswell, The Guardian Alternative . . . . Continue Reading »
Here : When asked about the various versions of the convention speech, Stevens said: “The governor writes his speeches.” Pressed on whether he does so with no help, Stevens added: “He reaches out to a lot of people. . . . We don’t discuss who works on what. It’s all just . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a taste of his evening with Cardinal Dolan: Colbert took the opportunity to needle Dolan about the new English-language translation of the Roman Missal, the text of prayers and instructions for celebrating Mass. The translation was introduced last fall in U.S. parishes to initial . . . . Continue Reading »
I couldn’t believe my eyes: But there it was, right on the front page of the New York Times: “A First: Organs Tailor-Made With Body’s Own Cells.”The story goes into great detail describing an Iceland research success in which a dying man’s trachea was fabricated . . . . Continue Reading »
The interesting thing about writing on a blog with men is that the woman writing knows that some things that concern them are incomprehensible to her and that some things she will write about will be incomprehensible to them. I never feel so sensitive about that as when I want to write about . . . . Continue Reading »
Reihan Salam notes a piece by an ex-Obama aide who argues that, given Obama’s persona, it has proven tough for Republicans to make attacks on Obama stick. Like Salam, I think that the Obama’s persona is less than half of the story. The vast majority of those who produce the news at . . . . Continue Reading »
I suppose when the weight of the State starts to collapse in on itself and you’ve mismanaged your own finances, why not go after the one thing that’s been generally off limits to your rapacity? The Washington Post reports there is serious conversation in Europe about taxing churches in . . . . Continue Reading »
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