It’s Monday! I hope we all had perfectly relaxing, yet productive weekends. Here’s what we talked about over the weekend (and today): At Postmodern Conservative , we’re still trying to replace George Will. Carl Scott counsels Americans not to become like “Tolkien’s . . . . Continue Reading »
You know that interview Pope Francis gave to Eugenio Scalfari of the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica ? The one in which the pope made some puzzling comments about conscience and proselytism? The one that so many people, including me , have been poring over for insights into the . . . . Continue Reading »
Edward Lev, beloved husband of MoJ friend Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School, died unexpectedly this weekend after being hospitalized for what was thought to be a non-life threatening infection. He was 86 years old. Deepest condolences to Mary Ann and their daughters and grandchildren. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Most Difficult Saint to Know Br. Leo Camurati, O.P., Dominicana Dante: The Most Vivid Version Robert Pogue Harrison, New York Review of Books Bejeweled Skeletons of Forgotten Martyrs Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Master of the Games Joseph Epstein, Weekly Standard In Conversation with Antonin . . . . Continue Reading »
When the ACLU approves of a Baptist Bible college in a state penitentiary, you know there is something extraordinary going on. An article in The New York Times, “ Bible College Helps Some at Louisiana Prison Find Peace ,” chronicles the remarkable story of the Louisiana State . . . . Continue Reading »
George Will favorably passes on Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus’s plan to limit the number of Republican presidential debates in the 2016 cycle. Debates give “the oxygen of free publicity” to marginal candidates who have weak fundraising operations.” . . . . Continue Reading »
I heard Senator Mark Begich of Alaska on NPR one evening this week saying, “The Republicans are being held hostage by a small group in their party for political advantage and the American people hate it.” This, naturally raised the question, if the latter is true, where is the political . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, who would have guessed that—to judge by the ratings—the most interesting issue ever raised by POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVES is the TV replacement for George Will? Not only that, the founder of the POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE blog—JAMES POULOS—has emerged as the candidate . . . . Continue Reading »
So I have no answers about the current stupid shutdown, but these are my thoughts on Obamacare. The bill that the Congress didn’t know the details of what was in it was signed and made law by the President whose Health and Human Services and Internal Revenue Service as a consequence of such . . . . Continue Reading »
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