1. The polls still show a slight Obama edge. Some of the media outlet polls show a smaller Obama edge than the ones that came out last week, but the Rasmussen tracking poll has gone from a tie to a three point Obama lead. The result is that the RCP polling average has gone from a peak Obama lead of . . . . Continue Reading »
The most well-known paradox of liberal and conservative temperaments is that humanitarians tend to be moved by mankind in the abstract but callous or even cruel to individual men, while many reactionaries and misanthropes are noted for their private generosity. Other such paradoxes include the . . . . Continue Reading »
Rod Dreher reads the Odyssey with his son, and writes a series of posts as he progresses through the story. As you might expect, one recurring theme in his analysis is the notion of return, and how it differs from simply staying put: My Greek friend Dimitra told me that my moving back to my . . . . Continue Reading »
In a post highly relevant to James R. Rogers’ recent On the Square column “The Definition of ‘Evangelical,’” Timothy Dalrymple joins the discussion over how to define who’s an Evangelical Christian. He mentions two prominent attempts at definitions that I . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m resurfacing after a couple of months of submersion in the work of the Witherspoon Institute , including our summer seminars , preparation for the American Political Science Association (canceled due to Hurricane Isaac!), and some September weeks on tour to various colleges and other . . . . Continue Reading »
Mumford & Sons is out with their new album Babel, which is already being greeted by the same negative reactions from critics—and eager embrace from fans—that met their first. Many conservatives and Christians see the critical savaging of Mumford as another instance of media bias—the . . . . Continue Reading »
Children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors rouse varying reactions, from reverence to disgust, to their new tattoos commemorating their ancestors . When Eli Sagir showed her grandfather, Yosef Diamant, the new tattoo on her left forearm, he bent his head to kiss it. Mr. Diamant had the same . . . . Continue Reading »
This study shows. So the first debate might actually be a game changer in a close game. One reason for hope is that nobody much expects Romney to do well. On the issues front, we’ve already given Mitt plenty of advice on what to say. . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on keeping your faith in college : The most important piece of advice I can give: don’t put your spiritual life on hold! During your first semester of college there are many new people to meet, as well as new experiences to have, and fascinating ideas to entertain. That’s as it . . . . Continue Reading »
New York—area readers may wish to attend an upcoming lecture by our own George Weigel entitled “The Fall of the Empty Shrine: The failure of secularism and the role of faith and reason in renewing the foundations of democracy.” The event, which is co-sponsored by the American . . . . Continue Reading »
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