“Often referred to as the ‘most conservative’ of the Supreme Court jurists, [Antonin] Scalia spends part of his Windsor dissent arguing in defense of what used to be considered a most ‘liberal’ notion,” says Elizabeth Scalia in today’s column , . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent New York Times piece, Judy Nicastro referred to the abortion of one of her twins conceived through I.V.F., who she was told would have malformed organs: “We made sure our son was not born only to suffer. He died in a warm and loving place, inside me.” “This . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Willa Cather: A Hidden Voice Hermione Lee, New York Review of Books The Esau Syndrome Howard Kainz, Catholic Thing Is Absolute Secularity Conceivable? Simon During, Immanent Frame Medieval Pet Names Medievalists Scalia’s Literary Dissent Micah Mattix, American Spectator . . . . Continue Reading »
[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”480”] The Crisscross-Applesauce Position (NYT) [/caption] An update on a case I wrote about in May: a California state court has ruled that including yoga in an elementary school phys ed program . . . . Continue Reading »
at The Atlantic: . . . As a psychology researcher who’d published articles in scientific journals, some covered in the popular press, I knew that many scientific findings differ significantly from what the public hears about them. Soon after my second wedding, I decided to go to the source: I . . . . Continue Reading »
So I saw Man of Steel again and here are some thoughts, 1. Peter Lawler’s subversive interpretation of the Republic-in-speech is also the film’s subversive interpretation of the Republic-in-speech. 2. Zod’s tragedy is that he has completely collapsed the categories of good man and . . . . Continue Reading »
One-hundred and fifty years ago today, Gen. John F. Reynolds made the crucial tactical decisions that would start the Battle of Gettysburg, then became one of its first fatalities. Reynolds was widely admired for his personal qualities and military skill—-we have found no recorded negative . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the more interesting points for me in Sherif Girgis, Ryan Anderson, and Robert George’s book What is Marriage? was their reflection on how the legalization of same-sex marriage may contribute to demoting friendship as a lesser form of love. If marriage is so important that it has to be . . . . Continue Reading »
Recent revelations of the National Security Agency’s intrusive surveillance have provoked many nervous glances over the shoulder from Americans concerned to preserve individual civil liberties. Timothy George pointed out today that the news, coming as it does in the wake of the . . . . Continue Reading »
“It’s a sad truth that the democratic and populist impulse, if given the political means, almost always engages in some form of ethnic cleansing,” says R. R. Reno in today’s column . One often hears about how the Muslim world needs to “undergo the Enlightenment” and . . . . Continue Reading »
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