In his On the Square this morning, Edward Feser tackles the questions of nothingness as they emerge in contemporary philosophy and theoretical physics: John Leslie and Robert Lawrence Kuhn have published The Mystery of Existence: Why Is There Anything At All? , a very useful . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s column , George Weigel explains that religious freedom should be a primary concern of American foreign policy. Not only is this a question of the first human freedom, it makes pragmatic sense for Washington: “Religious freedom advances the cause of peace, for countries that . . . . Continue Reading »
Are pro-lifers wrong to speak of the “unborn child”? A reader annoyed with Ramesh Ponnuru’s use of the phrase wrote him, saying, “There is no child until birth. Late in pregnancy the fetus may have some moral status but it is still not a child.” Ramesh replied: “Merriam-Webster’s . . . . Continue Reading »
A couple of weeks ago, I boarded a New Jersey Transit train near my home to go to Newark airport. From my seat near the rear of the car, I saw a poster with a photograph of five pretty young women of various ethnic and racial backgrounds, all smiling and laughing. Above the photo the poster read, . . . . Continue Reading »
Same-sex marriage will be a nightmare for the basic liberties and public privileges of religious groups. And not just for Christians : Sikh temples have been advised to halt all civil marriage ceremonies on their premises to protect them from possible legal challenges for refusing to conduct . . . . Continue Reading »
There is no shortage of coverage and commentary on the latest revelations about Anthony Weiner (or “Carlos Danger”) and his, shall we say, poor impulse control. I hope readers will forgive me for adding to it. Some folks are weighing in about how dignified his wife Huma Abedin was . . . . Continue Reading »
One way to understand libertarian populism is as an attempt to put limited government politics on the side of the average American. You can look at the speeches of Obama and see how the president constantly tries to frame his higher taxing, higher spending, higher regulating policies as . . . . Continue Reading »
The Mainline Reconsidered Jennifer Schuesser, New York Times America Remains Religious William McKenzie, Weekly Standard The Glory of the Commons Timothy Noah, Washington Monthly Tolkein v. Orwell on Surveillance David Rosen and Aaron Santesso, Slate The Golden Days of Farrar, Straus & Giroux . . . . Continue Reading »
CJ’s comment below led me to Edward Feser’s fine philosophy-centered blog . I’ve read things by Feser in passing, heard his name spoken of with respect, but never really registered his overall excellence. (No, the recent Hart-Feser dispute in FT about natural law did not kindle my . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to Carl and Pete for some very thoughtful posts on LIBERTARIANISM. While I don’t care about Will Wilkinson as such, I will agree with Pete that he is representative of a trend among sophisticated young people: A kind of individualism that might be more evidence still of the victory of . . . . Continue Reading »
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