Note: I wrote the heart of this several months ago, and the current federal shut-down has nothing to do with my presenting it now. Obama’s re-election , the overall character of today’s Democratic Party , and my own creepy premonitions are the “current events” that prompted it. . . . . Continue Reading »
My old friend Charles Krauthammer, with whom I served on the President’s Council on Bioethics in the Bush years, is someone with whom I more often agree than disagree. But here is a recent exchange on which we part ways on some pretty basic ideas about political theory. I should note that both of . . . . Continue Reading »
While I appreciate Peter Lawler’s suggestion, I’m taking myself out of the running. The sight of me on the television screen does not go well with breakfast. Based on my Facebook feed, the two top candidates would be Mark Steyn and Ross Douthat. You would have something really great if . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Friday! Here’s what we’ve been talking about today . . . . At Postmodern Conservative : Deneen and the Tea Party are basically anti-Federalists , Republicans are ignoring Yuval Levin, and George Will is being replaced . Maureen Mullarkey says modern art ain’t bosh . If you . . . . Continue Reading »
Recently, fellow junior fellow Tristyn K. Bloom got into an argument on Twitter about eating dogs. She is pro-equality, as I understand it: we eat non-humans, dogs are not-human, therefore, it is not wrong to eat a dog. QED. Go forth ye and eat a dog. It’s a position many people . . . . Continue Reading »
The normally gentle Ephraim Radner reviewed Candida Moss’ The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom in the May issue of First Things , smiting it hip and thigh: The tedium of repeated déjà vu in this sad little volume did at least send me back to . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to Pope Francis’ latest interview, I urged people not to read Francis’ words too closely: After two recent interview with La Repubblica and La Civiltà Cattolica , it has become clear that the dialogue he desires will be informal and . . . . Continue Reading »
Because I lack the competence (unlike Pete) to do a serious commentary on the current crisis or crises, I thought I’d address the big issue of the (token conservative) replacement for George Will on ABC. Here are nine possible candidates. It goes without saying that if you want a multifaceted . . . . Continue Reading »
Council of Europe: Circumcision a “Violation” Brendan O’Neill, Telegraph Machiavelli’s Enterprise Harvey Mansfield, New Criterion Refining Sen. Lee’s Tax Proposal Anna Sutherland, Family Scholars Remi Brague Strikes Again Richard Reinsch, Library of Law . . . . Continue Reading »
Sadly, he also explains why it probably won’t happen: The Republicans are in a bigger jam than the Democrats right now. You can see that in evil eyes and combative words of Harry Reid, for example. Still, the Republicans should always listen to Yuval. If they had followed his advice, they . . . . Continue Reading »
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