In an excellent Wall Street Journal essay surveying Catholic politicians who have converted from pro-life to pro-choice, Anne Hendershott writes: For faithful Roman Catholics, the thought of yet another pro-choice Kennedy positioned to campaign for the unlimited right to abortion is discouraging. . . . . Continue Reading »
?Last year, Richard Skinner and I published an article in a small British journal on the role of families in American national politics. With Caroline Kennedy’s recent “campaign” for the senate seat in New York, we thought this article would be of interest to some of the readers . . . . Continue Reading »
I am not sure why some materialists are so fervently anti human exceptionalism. I suspect they believe that by humbling us into believing our lives are no more important than that of animals, it would undermine Judeo/Christiam moral philosophy in general and theism in particular. Some too, I think, . . . . Continue Reading »
Since my name is now on the masthead, perhaps an introduction is in order. My name is Patrick Deneen, and - like a few other people who write here - I am by trade a political theorist. I teach at Georgetown University where I hold a chair in Hellenic studies and nearly three years . . . . Continue Reading »
Today on our homepage you’ll find Michael Novak’s final essay on complementarities, following his pieces on Science and Religion an d Man and Woman , published earlier this month. Enjoy! . . . . Continue Reading »
Ever wonder why print media is sinking beneath the waves? Here’s an example. The Village Voice has laid off Nat Hentoff, who has churned out thoughtful and even prescient columns there for fifty years. From the story : The troubled Village Voice laid off three employees Tuesday, including Nat . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written before—and no doubt will again—that the death culture brooks no dissent. I haven’t gotten my mind totally around why this is yet, but I have developed some theories. I think issues such as assisted suicide are part of a (partially unconscious) but clearly unfolding . . . . Continue Reading »
I finally read THE PROBLEM OF GOD—a neglected classic by the great Jesuit theologian and political thinker John Courtney Murray (1904-67). Here’s the contribution Murray makes to our understanding of postmodern conservatism or postmodernism rightly understood. Distinctively modern . . . . Continue Reading »
I had known of the Christmas song “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day” for a while, but this year I really fell in love with it. The carol highlights how the whole of Christ’s life is an invitation calling out to the beloved. Below are the words of the carol that pertain to . . . . Continue Reading »
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