John Murdock on marching for life : I was pro-life from a young age. Though hardly full of fiery zeal, there was no doubt where our family stood. Copies of the National Right to Life Committee’s newspaper could be found in our home, and my normally quiet father might snarl at the TV whenever . . . . Continue Reading »
When Chinese bloggers watched Barack Obama placed his hand on the Bible to swear the oath of office yesterday, many drew the conclusion that religion—-in particular, Christianity—-is the key to democracy’s success. Quartz , the Atlantic ‘s new business site, reports . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s what Pete says : Mr. Obama’s speech was not a call to unity; it was a summons to his liberal base to fight–on global warming, for gay rights, for gun control, for renewable energy, and for a diminished American role in world affairs. And the president’s speech also . . . . Continue Reading »
In the mail this morning: So, driving home last night I heard some bits and pieces from the Inaugural on NPR. One bit was either the Benediction or the Invocation—-the one done by some woman who isn’t even an ordained minister of any kind. Two striking things: 1) as near as I could make . . . . Continue Reading »
Emergents Come to Memphis Bart Gingerich, Juicy Ecumenism King’s Dream, the Good Society, and the Moral Law Chuck Colson, Breakpoint You Are Going to Die Tim Krieder, New York Times The Swiss-Cheese Theory of Natural Law Michael W. Hannon, Ethika Politika It’s the Stupid Culture Robert . . . . Continue Reading »
Paul asserted (and Carl echoed) that we live in an era of progressive ascendancy. What does that mean? Michael Zuckert recently pointed out that today’s progressives (and anti-progressives) are like Zombies. Everyone thought that the brand “progressive” had been killed by history . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times famously—-and tellingly—-greeted Roe v. Wade by declaring that the Supreme Court had effectively ended the abortion debate. What they did not do, as often claimed, was use the term “settled” or run the headline “Supreme Court Settles Abortion . . . . Continue Reading »
The article “Sex in the Meritocracy,” which I wrote for the February issue of First Things , is now online : When Yale first bowed to the spirit of meritocracy and began admitting large numbers of students from outside the New England upper class, it set in motion a nationwide arms race . . . . Continue Reading »
Kevin Walsh of the University of Richmond School of Law writes : The twitterverse is alive with tweets about Justice Scalia’s headgear for today’s inauguration. At the risk of putting all the fun speculation to an end . . . The hat is a custom-made replica of the hat depicted in . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, the comment thread to the part 1 resulted in something of an informal pomocon booklist. Here are a few of the more interesting recent titles from it, IMO: Richard Velkley, Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Political Philosophy Deszu Korztolani, Skylark Richard McKirahan, Philosophy . . . . Continue Reading »
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