In the spring of 1858, after an epic fight in the U.S. Congress, Kansas was denied entry into the Union as a new state. (It was eventually admitted in January 1861.) It’s a complicated story, unknown to most Americans today. But for some reason I have thought of this episode several times . . . . Continue Reading »
Cardinal Timothy Dolan opened his address to the USCCB yesterday with an observation relevant not only to his fellow bishops but also, in my view, to all Christians who are active in politics. He stated: It is very clear that we’ve got a lot on our plate as we commence our meeting this . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Scalia on Moses and the Gipper and the End of America : It’s not coming back because half the country didn’t want it, or didn’t even recognize what it had and therefore won’t miss it, and because for young adults and the generations coming up the backbone of . . . . Continue Reading »
Legendary film critic Pauline Kael is once said to have remarked that she didn’t understand how Richard Nixon was elected President. No one she knew—and her circle of acquaintances all lived east of the Hudson River—had voted for him. Here comes Sarah Westwood , a . . . . Continue Reading »
So when you read about the alleged wisdom of this “dream team” it’s all fairly obvious. It’s marketing—techniques well known to corporations and such. The difference between the two campaigns is that the president’s men and women really used that knowledge to . . . . Continue Reading »
Is Open Theism a Type of Arminianism? Roger E. Olson, Patheos Newman, Monasticism, and the Teaching of History Greg Peters, History of Christianity Memory and the Damming State Adam K. Webb, Front Porch Republic Papal Encyclical on Faith Announced Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register Should . . . . Continue Reading »
In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, I have seen overwhelming despair and pessimism on the part of conservatives. “Our country has become morally vacant.” ”The land of the free has become the land of unrestrained licentiousness.” “President Obama is the . . . . Continue Reading »
In the last few years, a new word has crept into our vocabulary: Christianophobia . As far as I can tell, the word is being used to refer to two different, though related, phenomena. The first is the anxiety and antipathy that traditional Christianity creates in cultural and intellectual . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on the Republicans’ blind spot : The economic issues? We should not underestimate how many voters in the muddy middle went for Obama because they feel vulnerable and just don’t trust the Republican Party to look out for their interests. Here, Republican operatives and . . . . Continue Reading »
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