An Ethical God Roger Olson, ABP Writing for Jacques Barzun Helen Hazen, American Scholar Rhonheimer’s Perils of Neutrality Bruce P. Frohnen, University Bookman The Pope and the Option for the Poor Giuseppe Sabella & Robert Sirico, Il Sussidiario The Christian Fantasy Lars Walker, . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s easy to read, perform, or teach Othello as Shakespeare’s race play—with, I should say, good cause. In this regard, he may well have written a play that speaks more strongly to today’s America than to his own country. This is also the play of jealousy, possession, and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m On The Square again and I’m talking about how the RNC “autopsy” gets the balance wrong between immigration reform and economic policy it its analysis of why Republicans do so badly among nonwhites. . . . . Continue Reading »
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Pete Spiliakos describes a populist Republican economic agenda : The Republican National Committee is in a cul-de-sac. They see that support for the Republican party is becoming isolated to constituencies that are in relative demographic decline. What the RNC does not see (or chooses not to see) is . . . . Continue Reading »
For the “Everything in America Today is Entertainment” file: Harvard University has announced that its commencement speaker this year will be entrepreneur and talk show host Oprah Winfrey . This is a new thing for Harvard, which sadly ignored Merv Griffin all those years. According to . . . . Continue Reading »
This will cause a stir. The New York Times reports that, in a private meeting with bishops in 2010, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio endorsed the idea of civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriage. The suggestion came in the context of debate over . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rise of McMecca Zvika Krieger, Atlantic Two Kinds of “Conservative” Christians Thomas Holgrave, Juicy Ecumenism Mutilations of American History David Greenberg, New Republic Some Thoughts on Conclave Leaks Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law Mystery of the Murdered Saints Mystagogy . . . . Continue Reading »
Why might an executive officer not enforce a law? 1) They lack the resources or capabilities to do so. 2) They are exercising a type of “non-judicial constitutional interpretation,” that our system allows for. Sworn to uphold the Constitution, they do not have to wait to hear what the . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ll have thoughts at length later, 1. It gets right that winning over a greater share of nonwhites is a years-long project rather than something that can be done in an election season. Minds change, but they change slowly and people have to hear from you a lot before they will trust you . . . . Continue Reading »
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