It’s Thursday! Here’s what we have for you to read today: Over at Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott wants to clean house and Pete Spiliakos wants to qualify certain praises of Mike Lee. Peter Leithart on the body and the soul: the ear , the bones , and hunger (more here ). Dr. Boli . . . . Continue Reading »
A scholar of early modern political thought once commented that reading Locke’s critique of Filmer is like watching a wolf tear up a teddy bear. Much the same could be said of Glenn Moots’ review of Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined . Moots . . . . Continue Reading »
Lutheran Forum recently came to the end of its 2013 Theological Reading Challenge, with the last document on the reading-list being “The Gospel and the Church” (alternately known as “The Malta Report”). This 1972 document—a production of Lutheran-Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m but one of a ten-thousand strong army of conservative hobbyist pundits. I’m not a reporter, nor any sort of investigator. But there are bloggers out there who are more of the investigative type, who know the web well, and they should look into this story , of death threats issued by . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas F. Farr’s article from our October 2013 issue is now available for you to read on our website for free. Farr argues that the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act has not been adequately implemented, and reports on its ineffectiveness in current diplomatic affairs. He states: . . . . Continue Reading »
Gettysburg at 150: Some Essays Jeffrey Polet, Front Porch Republic Orthodox Art as Fine Art Andrew Gould, Orthodox Arts Journal To Fight Assimilation, Stop Dumbing Down Judaism Evelyn Gordon, Commentary The Books We Preach Br. Henry Stephan, O.P., Dominicana No One Sees God Henry Becklo, Strange . . . . Continue Reading »
I love being part of ecumenical dialogues because I always learn as much about my own family of churches as I do about the other traditions represented. A few years ago I was involved in an ecumenical conversation as one of five representatives of Pentecostalism. The team members were from various . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrew Stuttaford raises a good question. If you had to choose one, would you pick Toronto’s Rob Ford administration or New York City’s John Lindsay administration? . . . . Continue Reading »
Conn Carroll has some kind things to say about Mike Lee and I agree that Lee’s approach to policy is vastly better than that of the Republican establishment as seen in the Republican National Committee’s autopsy (basically counseling ”comprehensive immigration . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Wednesday! At Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott grades a student and writes on happenings in Albuquerque and Kabul . Peter Leithart has three posts today, all on music: Scruton on Wittgenstein on music, Proust on music, and music by Smith Leithart . Dr. Boli has the only career advice . . . . Continue Reading »
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