My day job is serving as the Publisher at Concordia Publishing House in Saint Louis, Missouri. We’ve been around since 1869, serving as the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. One of the more interesting “benefits” of my position is that I receive, daily, let us say, . . . . Continue Reading »
An unknown Republican—who explicitly ran against Obamacare—has won in Massachusetts! This is a hard blow for Obamacare, and an opportunity. The people want reform. I do. But they don’t want Hillarycare, squared. They don’t want centralized control with its prospects for . . . . Continue Reading »
The Vatican released Jan. 19 a discussion document in preparation for a synod of Mideast bishops next Oct. 10-24. I haven’t been able to locate the full text yet, but news reports indicate that it is really awful.I’ll believe it when I get the official text, but snippets quoted in the . . . . Continue Reading »
I was interviewed a few weeks ago by NRO’s John Miller about my forthcoming book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy: The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement . We discuss the difference between animal rights and animal welfare, human exceptionalism, the ongoing devaluation of human life, . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a futile care case in court in Canada involving an infant named Isiah, whose parents want to continue life support, versus the hosptial that seeks to unilaterally remove treatment. From the story:When Isaiah was born in Oct. 2009, he suffered severe oxygen deprivation. Doctors say . . . . Continue Reading »
The Italian Vatican-watcher Sandro Magister, whom authoritative sources characterize as an authoritative source, provides an important perspective on Benedict XVI’s visit yesterday to the Rome Synagogue. His report includes a complete translation of the pope’s remarks. Although Benedict . . . . Continue Reading »
Each of us has a unique contribution to make—and each of us must persevere in our efforts to realize that contribution. This was the message that Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, a contributor to First Things , conveyed in a guest sermon at Congregation Orach Chaim in New York, at Shabbat services on . . . . Continue Reading »
In this morning’s Asia Times Online, I discuss the implications of a Republican victory in Massachusetts.The electorate is like Archilochus’ hedgehog, which knows one big thing, rather than the fox, which knows many things, in the classical aphorism cited by Russian-British philosopher . . . . Continue Reading »
In the future, anthropologists wanting to understand our present culture will find the key in a curious cultural artifact—the greatest (and longest) misogynist masterwork ever to be captured on film: Sex and the City . The television series—46.5 hours—and film—another 151 . . . . Continue Reading »
On the importance of the daily renewal of the Christian:“Sin is forgiven in justification, but it still retains its roots in our heart. If the Christian therefore does not renew himself daily, his heart must soon become wild again, like a tree which is not pruned, or like a garden which is not . . . . Continue Reading »
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