Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father — And How We Can Fix It by David Goldhill has a good chance to be the Losing Ground of the health care debate. Since he identifies as a Democrat, I don’t think Goldhill would like the comparison, but Murray’s book was a . . . . Continue Reading »
Even for the English, and even for the Church of England, this is a little peculiar: The Church of St. Martin in the Fields yesterday offered a service, broadcast by the BBC, with the theme “Learning to Dream Again,” celebrating Barack Obama’s inauguration. The English blogger . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Lawler rightly said: “But it’s impossible not to admire the ambitious move from “We hold these truths” to “We, the people.” Or from “We, the people” to his policy agenda. It is interesting how he makes a point to ground himself in . . . . Continue Reading »
There are all sorts of ways you can criticize the understanding of the truths and the people in the president’s Second Inaugural. But it’s impossible not to admire the ambitious move from “We hold these truths” to “We, the people .” It’s arguably . . . . Continue Reading »
So congratulations to Rod for making it across the pond. You can see Rod hanging out with the guys at local restaurants and other nice shots of St. Francisville. I do sense an authenticity problem or two. It’s my experience, for example, that the great thing about living in a small southern . . . . Continue Reading »
Today, America honors the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and what he meant to our nation. In so doing, we will likely focus on his achievements—understandably so, since they were so impressive, and continue to grow. But it’s equally important to remember the many . . . . Continue Reading »
Micah Mattix on the morality of modern cycling : Last week, in an interview with Oprah, Lance Armstrong admitted what everybody already knew: that he took performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career. Last year, the head of USADA (United States Anti-Doping Association) stated that under . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Today is Lee-Jackson day. It reminds us that Virginia was forced into a war it didn’t want by events initiated by the states of the deep South and President Lincoln. Other states started the war by seceding in response to the agitation by hotheaded aristocrats (masters) without anywhere . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Christianity Today , Allison Althoff has a story about the growing attention to LGBT issues on evangelical Christian college campuses : Same-sex attracted students at several Christian institutions have attempted to start on-campus organizations with varying degrees of success. Seattle . . . . Continue Reading »
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