A few days ago, Terry Teachout had a piece on pop culture writing in the Wall Street Journal —specifically, why there’s so much high-quality pop culture writing, to the apparent exclusion of higher forms of culture. He thinks it indicates a basic frivolity. “It used to be that we . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Events: Beauty and the Real Saturday, December 14 The next installment of the “The Art of the Beautiful” lecture series will be given by Alice Ramos of St. John’s University. Thanks to the Catholic Artists Society and the Thomistic Institute for hosting these wonderful . . . . Continue Reading »
Even casual observers know that Orthodox Churches traditionally have close ties with the state. So many in the West don’t know what to make of the fact that, in the current conflict in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church appears to be siding with the protesters. The New York Times , . . . . Continue Reading »
We Dream of Europe Sophie Pinkham, n+1 Rome: Sex and Freedom Peter Brown, New York Review of Books I Did Not Propose a “Grand Bargain” Peter Steinfels, Human Life Review Time ’s Kantian Wedge Fr. Robert Barron, RealClearReligion Farewell Inisfada George J. Marlin, Catholic Thing . . . . Continue Reading »
Why does the serpent in the Garden of Eden speak to the woman, not the man? Genesis gives us a very strong hint about this, which I explored in an earlier post : The great difference between the man and the woman at this point is that the man has heard the commandment of God first hand, . . . . Continue Reading »
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Happy Thursday! Here’s what we have for you to read: Over at Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott thinks about Terry Teachout’s criticism of pop culture writing, and Pete Spiliakos analyzes the House That Olbermann Built. Peter Leithart is reading about: rebellious thumbs, sex in . . . . Continue Reading »
Understandably, a lot of you don’t want to talk impeachment. You perhaps say, “Is it good strategy for Republicans?” And the answer, delivered after a micro-second’s of the mind running back to the Clintonian Age, is of course NO. But sorry, if that is your thought process, you . . . . Continue Reading »
Jennifer Michael Hecht laments the fact that so few current public officeholders—-by one count, only five—-have professed their lack of faith. Indeed, it’s almost a mystery to her why more haven’t. After all, we have—-by her lights, at least—-a long and . . . . Continue Reading »
Copts Gain Rights in Charter Jayson Casper, Gleanings The Terrifying First Christmas Matt Emerson, America The Iraqi Jewish Archive: Should the U.S. Send It Back? Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service The Denominational Imperative Peter Berger, American Interest Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics . . . . Continue Reading »
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