Last year you gave your favorite ROFTER a gift subscription to First Things . But what can you give them this year? How about a book by a contributor to First Things . Over the next few days I’ll be highlighting works by our editors, bloggers, frequent writers, and editorial board . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Advent Search , today’s “On the Square” article, I try to address the kind of “search” for God that never seems to get anywhere, and doesn’t seem intended to get anywhere, and reflect on the meaning of Advent for those who truly seek the truth. . . . . Continue Reading »
Would you rather live in medieval England or modern day Afghanistan? Before you answer, you might want to consider that you’d likely have a better standard of living under Henry VIII than of Hamid Karzai: New research led by economists at the University of Warwick reveals that medieval . . . . Continue Reading »
So the encyclopedia people are running an expert symposium on President Obama. Naturally, they’re opening with my fair-and-balanced view . . . . . Continue Reading »
The other morning I was walking down the stairs when I noticed a five-fingered appendage on the end of my arm, holding the handrail. My parents and schoolteachers had taught me it was called a “hand.” But I got to wondering, what exactly is my hand? The answer, it seemed to me, would . . . . Continue Reading »
The Greens are unhappy, and I don’t blame them. No world governance. No ecocide trials. Only $30 billion in redistribution on the table. And, from their perspective, the Cancun deal will still let the planet melt. From the story:“Cancun may have saved the . . . . Continue Reading »
The problem of biological colonialism, in which the rich exploit the bodies of the destitute—for organs, as surrogate gestating units, and for eggs, etc.—has got to be stopped. It is exploitation of the most crass kind. And now, New South Wales, Australia, is putting its . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Ralph’s book (see below) is really great. He reconciles philosophy and moral responsibility on the deepest level, but without getting all Kantian on us. 2. Because I’m known for liking compromises, why don’t I like the current one between Congress and the president (that may be . . . . Continue Reading »
Admirers of David Hart’s writing (his “On the Square” articles , for example) may want to know about the musical work of his brother, the Rev’d Robert Hart. Actually, non-admirers of his writing may want to know about it. Here is his (Robert Hart’s) latest, a Fugue on . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare’s ambitions to control the entire health care system through a medical mega-bureaucracy endangers the health care system. In addition to the toxic potential for rationing, the attempt to undermine private insurance—both for profit and not for profit—by preventing . . . . Continue Reading »
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