Here is Bob’s spirited reponse to all the Teddy bashing we’ve had on this channel: It came as no surprise that my interlocutors in a recent Claremont Institute symposium, following in the tradition of Leo Strauss, are no fans of Theodore Roosevelt. But things went a little far when the . . . . Continue Reading »
Boredom and Kairos Justin Hawkins, Fare Forward The Legacy of Fr. Hesburgh Anne Hendershott, Catholic World Report The End of Our Exploring J. F. Arnold, Evangelical Outpost Pro-Life Politicians Need Help Pete Spiliakos, National Review How Will Future Historians Treat Same-Sex Marriage? Patrick J. . . . . Continue Reading »
Bobby Jindal has written an article on immigration reform. Reihan Salam comes down pretty hard on it . Jindal is against the Gang of Eight plan, but the main difference I see between Jindal and the Gang of Eight is that Jindal wants the process of certifying the border secure to happen before the . . . . Continue Reading »
Today Rod Dreher has an excellent piece over at The American Conservative . In it he argues that conservatism is losing because conservatives have given up on storytelling. Didactic writings issued from think tanks aren’t very likely to influence behavior. Compelling stories are. Dreher . . . . Continue Reading »
Even as the rest of the country has grown more accepting of same-sex marriage, Evangelicals have held firm. Over the past ten years, Evangelical opposition to same-sex marriage has stayed constant—-even slightly increased - —according to a new report from the Barna Group : In 2003, 12 . . . . Continue Reading »
Coursera woos me to MOOC through my college email. I haven’t succumbed yet, but only because they haven’t offered anything interesting enough. I signed up for one course on logic, but backed out after clarification over the goal of the course which was to prove through logic . . . . Continue Reading »
Just a brief note to start a conversation about the case of the baker, Jack Phillips , who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple who had been married in Massachusetts and wanted to celebrate with a party in Colorado. Phillips is a Christian. He does not refuse service to gays . . . . Continue Reading »
“Pope Francis Is Kind of Awesome” Stephen Marche, Esquire Wesley’s “Horrible Decree” George P. Wood, Daily Word Our Forgotten Historia Archbishop José H. Gómez, New York Post Seeing Straight Peter Thonemann, Times Literary Supplement Is This Town Right About . . . . Continue Reading »
So AFTER MIDNIGHT last might, I got emails from those two SEATON BROTHERS—Paul and Gary. Gary sent the good news that MARILYNNE ROBINSON has won the NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL—the same award given (under Republican administrations) to Walker Percy, Tom Wolfe, and Harvey Mansfield. And of . . . . Continue Reading »
Thoughts on the politics of abortion over at National Review Online. . . . . Continue Reading »
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