In recent days Ryan T. Anderson has emerged as perhaps our most prominent and articulate defender of marriage. He’s been especially ubiquitous after the Supreme Court’s rulings on DOMA and Prop 8, his written responses to which are gathered below: ” Marriage, the Court, and Where . . . . Continue Reading »
In the most recent issue of Christianity Today , Andy Crouch has an excellent editorial on the church’s future and matters LGBTQIA. Please do read the whole thing. He writes, There is really only one conviction that can hold this coalition of disparate human experiences [i.e., the experiences . . . . Continue Reading »
Jeffrey H. Anderson and Jay Cost have a lengthy and interesting National Affairs article on reforming the Republican nominating process. I think their institutional analysis is worthwhile (though I am not entirely convinced), but some of the problems of the Republican nominating process are only . . . . Continue Reading »
James Pethokoukis (who is usually one of my favorite bloggers) points to this study which argues that the US usually has a shortage of low-skill labor despite a thirty year decline in wages for low-skill workers. It turns out that even though the unemployment rate of workers with less than a high . . . . Continue Reading »
“It could have been worse,” says Matthew Franck in today’s column . “That is what the defenders of conjugal marriage are saying after the brace of Supreme Court rulings issued yesterday on challenges to that truth that is as old as the human race, that marriage is . . . . Continue Reading »
“For all their differences, the missing white voters and disappointed Democratic-voting nonwhites have one thing in common,” says Pete Spiliakos in today’s column , “Neither sees a reason to vote Republican that is relevant to their lives. The Republicans could do better . . . . Continue Reading »
Polygamists are celebrating the Supreme Court’s marriage rulings, Buzzfeed reports : The Supreme Court’s rulings in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday were greeted with excitement by polygamists across the country, who viewed the gay rights victory as a crucial step toward the . . . . Continue Reading »
It should not be overlooked that the trail to yesterday’s decision in United States v. Windsor began in Canada: “The State of New York recognizes the marriage of New York residents Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, who wed in Ontario, Canada, in 2007.” But the trail is actually much . . . . Continue Reading »
Not that there’s anything wrong with that . . . . . Continue Reading »
Who’s Next? Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register How to Hobble Religion Ronan McCrea, Aeon Anglican to Receive Ratzinger Prize Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald A C. S. Lewis Biography, Wretched with Cliches Sam Leith, Guardian Words Are Spilling from the Internet Mic Wright, Telegraph . . . . Continue Reading »
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