New figures released yesterday by Statistics Canada suggest the increasing ethnic and religious diversification of the Canadian population. But, as Statistics Canada itself warns, the numbers (based on the 2011 Census) should be taken with a grain of salt, especially when compared to previous . . . . Continue Reading »
I also appreciate Richard Reinsch’s introduction to Ralph Hancock’s excellent book The Responsibility of Reason , which Peter links below, but it seemed a little odd to me to use Rawls’s concept of “public reason” as the key example of the sort of reason-reliance that Ralph . . . . Continue Reading »
A great deal has already been written about Rod Dreher’s new book, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming (including William Doino’s review ). I only have two short comments to add to the discussion. The first grows out of a conversation I had with a bookshop owner several weeks ago. On . . . . Continue Reading »
Samuel Gregg offers a thoughtful assessment of my debate with Robert Miller about economic freedom: its effects and prospects. Gregg is certainly right to point out that we need a moral argument for capitalism, not just a utilitarian one. The fact that it produces wealth is a good thing. But . . . . Continue Reading »
The Journal of Medical Ethics sparked a firestorm last February when it ran the article “After-Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?” They have now devoted an entire issue , much of it open-access, to that topic. Many of its contributors will be familiar names . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman reflects on the hours before his son’s deployment to Afghanistan : I cannot tell you what we talked about; I don’t remember much of it really. Mostly, I spent time simply looking at him, wonderingly. Where did this man come from? When did I first meet him? When did . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 . I found his performance every bit as delightful as previous installments. Though still witty, Tony Stark has lost some of his brashness in this movie. His encounter with aliens in The Avengers has left him shaken and . . . . Continue Reading »
So Richard has the best introduction to Ralphism I’ve read. I’ve also just read an unintentionally (perhaps) a little bit funny blog by Rod Dreher wondering why his (really, really profound and beautiful) Ruthie book hasn’t been picked up by Walmart or embraced by evangelicals. . . . . Continue Reading »
How Lewis Prepared Me for Edwards (audio) John Piper, Desiring God Verdi’s Shakespeare Brett Foster, Books & Culture The Real Story of Church Growth and Decline Christopher Brittain, ABC Religion & Ethics Why is Communist Iconography Still Cool? Dalibor Rohac, Umlaut 800,00o Converts . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the more remarkable aspects of Francis’ pontificate has been his rhetorical style. Whereas Benedict XVI generally spoke in carefully crafted Latin paragraphs, Pope Francis has adopted a more casual style of Italian—-often speaking without prepared notes. Most notable of all, . . . . Continue Reading »
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