Happy eve of New Year’s Eve! For the occasion, R.R. Reno explains in his On the Square column why he’s never liked New Year’s Eve celebrations and why you shouldn’t either: New Year’s Eve is an essentially pagan holiday of renewal, one that celebrates our collective . . . . Continue Reading »
In France, civil unions are becoming more popular than marriage : Some are divorced and disenchanted with marriage; others are young couples ideologically opposed to marriage, but eager to lighten their tax burdens. Many are lovers not quite ready for old-fashioned matrimony. Whatever their . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the great unexpected pleasures from doing this work has been the development of Secondhand Smokette’s and my close friendship with the novelist Dean Koontz and his wife Gerda—not to mention their late Golden Retriever, Trixie, a truly remarkable dog, and their beloved and very . . . . Continue Reading »
This may seem like a small thing, but the language we use matters. The LA Times has a report out about Tucker Carlson’s opinion regarding what should have been done to Michael Vick for killing and torturing his fighting dogs. In describing Carlson’s opinion—which we . . . . Continue Reading »
I apologize for my long silence. Between traveling to a family wedding in southern Maryland (along with some sightseeing in D.C. and a visit to the Naval Academy—my fifteen-year-old son’s current collegiate aspiration), furiously grading all the papers and exams that didn’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Is discussed by ME here. Sorry to have neglected this site, and thanks to John P. for his spirited comments below. . . . . Continue Reading »
An NPR article on the prospect of creating a part-time Congress (unlikely) begins by describing “hordes of conservative Republican lawmakers” descending on Washington. Hordes? Yes, hordes of Republicans, all conservative, are about to fracture the previous hold that “hordes of . . . . Continue Reading »
A timely article over at the Weekly Standard by Jeffrey H. Anderson just caught my eye. Apparently the Kaiser Foundation is claiming that 50 million Americans don’t have health insurance, based on census figures. From “The Real Number of Uninsured Americans:”The Kaiser . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things attracts smart readers. The discussion of how we should present and read the bible in worship has been very interesting, bringing out some interesting differences. For example: chanting scripture vs. studied efforts to read the bible with nuanced emphasis. While a graduate student in . . . . Continue Reading »
We see signs of the coup de culture (utilitarianism, hedonism, scientism/earth religion) ever day. This is an H story.Hedonism is about far more than sensuality. It is about living for the thrill, the fulfillment of every material desire, the scratching of every itch (so to speak). . . . . Continue Reading »
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