Our attentive blog readers have already heard the news that R.R. Reno has been appointed the new editor of First Things starting April 1 (I assure you this is not a prank). This morning On the Square , Reno tells of his own experience as a First Things reader and what the journal has been for him: . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things invites you to attend a reading and book signing by R.R. Reno, who will read from his from his latest collection of essays: Fighting the Noonday Devil Date and Time: Thursday February 10th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Location: First Things Editorial Offices 35 East 21st Street, Sixth Floor . . . . Continue Reading »
The House of Representatives, with three Democrats joining all Republicans, voted to repeal Obamacare today. This is the first step in a long journey that will be traveled over at least the next two years. From the story:House Republicans passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »
This theory is worth pondering: Because global warming weather prophets wrongly predicted that it would lead to mass drought in Queensland, its political leaders may have made decisions that worsened the impact of the current flood. From a Telegraph blog by Spiked’s Brendan . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Malesic and I debated the value of secularism for Christians on Radio Free Acton. You can hear it here.Jonathan thinks the church should go private for our own sake. Get his book here. And, I, of course, see things a bit differently since I’m the author of . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrew Gelman, a professor of statistics and political science, recommending Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky: I like to say that this is the best-edited book that I’ve ever seen, at least since the New Testament. How could you . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is the 448th birthday of the Heidelberg Catechism. Theologian (and Evangel blogger) Fred Sanders explains why you should care : The first edition of the Heidelberg Catechism was published on January 19, 1563. If you know this little book well, then this reminder is enough to make you . . . . Continue Reading »
The reason I believe this claim is that PETA and other animal rights groups have planted zealots into animal using industries with the intent of making public accusations. Alas, the truth or falsity doesn’t really matter as in the infamous Silver Springs Monkey Case, which sought to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Weekly Standard blog has surveyed four major polls and found that all show strong support for repeal of Obamacare. From the post:On the morning of the House of Representatives’ vote to repeal Obamacare, it’s worth noting that four polls in the past two weeks have asked . . . . Continue Reading »
Conservatives are right about gay mariage, admits sociologist Peter Berger: there really is a slippery-slope to polyamory . Anyone with knowledge of American religion will not be surprised that polyamory has become an issue in the Unitarian Universalist Church, ever in the forefront of progressive . . . . Continue Reading »
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