A sad goodbye to the scholar and FT writer Stanley Rothman , who died earlier this month at age 83. His name lives on through his son, David J. Rothman, who just reviewed Christian Wiman’s book of poetry in the latest issue of FT [subscription required]. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, . . . . Continue Reading »
I just read over at The Corner that sea levels may have decreased in 2010. So I followed the link to Watts Up With That, written by a warming skeptic named Anthony Watts. From the post:Of course the rate is not constant. The rate of rise over the past 5 years has been half the overall . . . . Continue Reading »
In a forthcoming book, Mark Peterson, a physics professor at Mount Holyoke College, argues that a young Galileo Galilei laid the groundwork for his theoretical physics when he called into question the accepted measurements of Dante’s hell in the Inferno . The Boston Globe has more here . (Via: . . . . Continue Reading »
In a move of stunning common sense and moral sophistication, the UK government plans to block all internet porn in order to protect children : THE UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Paul Tripp offers a refreshing perspective on parenting : Parenting is all about living by the principle of prepared spontaneity . You don’t really know what’s going to happen next. You don’t really know when you’ll have to enforce a command, intervene in an argument, confront a . . . . Continue Reading »
“As our post-modern society becomes increasingly post-faith, our instincts to raise up entertainers as idols become more frequently indulged, and perhaps we manufacture more of these idols now,” writes Elizabeth Scalia in today’s “On the Square” article, An Idol Season . . . . Continue Reading »
Someone recently asked a large group of people in an informal e-mail discussion group for advice about a visit to Rome. Some people gave him advice about what to wear and where to stay, and some about what to see. Three of the latter, who seem to have been blessed to go several times, have let me . . . . Continue Reading »
I just read that former Vice President Dick Cheney may decide to obtain a heart transplant. From the story:The potential for a heart transplant: “What’s happened over time is the technology’s gotten better and better and we’ve gotten more and more experience with people . . . . Continue Reading »
I thought that language which dehumanized women was supposed to be verboten. But in the procreation as manufacture world of IVF, surrogate mothers, who used to be known as birth mothers, are now called “gestational carriers.” As in the recent birth of a child for Nicole Kidman and . . . . Continue Reading »
A little late, but today’s “On the Square” column, The Reasons the Heart Wants , takes up the now somewhat fashionable dismissal of apologetic writing as ineffective, divisive, and the like. This seems to me a great mistake and a practical failure in charity, based on a simplified . . . . Continue Reading »
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