AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, AND THE BUTLER

by Peter Lawler

big thoughts here on race, family, and . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Jan 2014 0

Victory Disease

by Pete Spiliakos

 One thing that struck me about presidential elections in the post-1984 era was that, of the candidates who have serious hopes of winning their party’s nomination, the Democrats tried to seem more moderate than they really were while the Republicans tried to seem more radical than they . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2014 0

Release Ahmadi Muslim Prisoners in Saudi Arabia

by Robert P. George

From Imran Jattala of the Examiner: The Chairman of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Dr. Robert George, testified before the Commission highlighting incidents after incidents of persecution resulting from free exercise of conscience in many parts of the world. . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2014 0

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS: 3 Cats, 2 Abortions, and 1 Failed Folk-Singer

by Carl Scott

Initially, I wasn’t going to recommend this film. I still cannot really do so for the most persons, and that is not in my book a sign that it is great cinematic art. I am happy, for example, to recommend MUD, the film most scandalously left off this year''s list of Oscar-nominees for Best Picture, . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2014 0

The National Review Diaspora

by Pete Spiliakos

Two National Review reporters have taken prominent positions in right-leaning institutions. This is good news for the country.Over the last eight or so years, a group of conservative writers (Ross Douthat, Yuval Levin, Reihan Salam, Ramesh Ponnuru and many—-though not enough—-others) . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2014 0

Upcoming Events Roundup — 1.17.14

by J. David Nolan

The Origins of Modern Art, a lecture with Daniel A Seidell, and more events in New York and elsewhere. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2014 0

St. John’s and Villanova Host Joint Colloquium in Law and Religion

by Mark Movsesian

This semester, the Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s Law School and Villanova Law School are teaming up to host the Joint Colloquium in Law and Religion. The course invites leading law and religion scholars to make presentations to . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2014 0

First Links — 1.17.14

by Matthew Cantirino

My “Way of Beauty” by Robert Royal, Catholic Thing Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2014 0

Are the Humanities a Shoddy and Overpriced Product?

by Peter Lawler

My apologies for not saying anything for a couple of days.  I don’t even have a disease as an excuse this time.  But I thought I’d better say something today, if only because changes is coming to our blog.  Let me quote from ESCOFFIER in the thread:Heather’s piece is . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2014 0

Liturgy and the Experience of Meaning

by J. David Nolan

A couple days ago at the American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead wrote a good piece about the growing interest among young Christians in higher forms of liturgy. Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2014 0