Faith and the Alternate Endings of MUD
by Carl ScottMajor spoilers alert here, as Colin Brown gets me thinking about the strangest and briefest scene in the great go-see-it-now film MUD, and suggests how it might be the key to understanding how it ends. He describes it thusly, on his Signpostings blog: One of the eeriest yet most profound visuals . . . . . Continue Reading »
Abortion in Ireland
by Katherine InfantineThe Irish public fails to see that Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s new bill to “clarify” the abortion statute in Ireland, says John Aroutiounian in today’s column , “is only the first front in a long-planned, well-coordinated storm.” Never mind that the . . . . Continue Reading »
Searching for Paradise: F. Scott Fitzgerald
by Katherine InfantineFitzgerald scholar Sarah Churchwell remarked : “‘Thank You for the Light’ suggests that Fitzgerald’s faith—in life, in art, even in Catholicism—may have lapsed, but it never expired.” William Doino Jr. writes in today’s column : Visually . . . . Continue Reading »
Snowden and the possible conflict of interest of the American citizen
by Kate PitroneI seem to be conflicted about the Edward Snowden case. I have been trying to figure out how to write about it for many days. Today, I decided to write about how and why I seem to be conflicted, hoping to elicit responses that help me figure out the national dilemma on this topic. . . . . Continue Reading »
In Praise of Catholic Studies
by Travis LaCouterSeven hundred classmates and I recently graduated from a Catholic college—the oldest Catholic college in New England and the only liberal arts, strictly undergraduate, and Jesuit institution in the country. One might assume that such a school offers a Catholic studies major as a regular . . . . Continue Reading »
If You Are Going To Be Welcoming, Then Be Welcoming
by Pete SpiliakosReihan Salam points to some of the budgetary and political problems related to denying food and health care subsidies to those who would be getting amnesty. You will have millions of people (many very poor and in mixed-status families). These people will be connected to their communities and care . . . . Continue Reading »
Texarkansan Studies on Contemporary Southern Manliness
by Peter LawlerSo an “indisciplinary research agenda” has been developing among postmodern conservatives over the last couple of years. I don’t have time to flesh it out, but it involves Texas and Arkansas and focuses especially on the status of southern virtue—incuding but not only the . . . . Continue Reading »
First Links — 6.24.13
by Matthew CantirinoA Voyage to Libertopia Amanda Achtman, Intercollegiate Review The Thriving Classical School Movement Julia Duin, CNN American Agrarian (On Sale Now) R. J. Snell, Front Porch Republic The Trinity as Old Testament Book Club Fred Sanders, Scriptorium A Conversation with Ron Hansen Editors, Dappled . . . . Continue Reading »
Not What Bloomberg Intended
by David MillsThe average persons’ opinions are, as far as I can tell, generally positive on New York City’s new rent a bike program , except for those living in neighborhoods where the racks have been badly placed and those who dislike anything that makes New York look more like Europe. At least one . . . . Continue Reading »
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