1. Thanks to Carl for saying something about the fine Douthat column on Princeton. I appreciate his Austenish correction to the advice that a woman should go to Princeton to find a husband worthy of herself. Now more than ever, college women need older men. There’s no way most Princeton guys . . . . Continue Reading »
Dawn LaValle on Terrence Malick’s latest film : To the Wonder startles us into realizing that the world is shot though, positively charged, with presence. Whether that presence is fructifying love or slinking destruction stands as an accusing question throughout the film. The most . . . . Continue Reading »
The Leakiness of Surveillance Culture Tim Maly, Quiet Babylon Too Much Sociology Editors, n+1 Léon Bloy and Pope Francis Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery RIP, Franziska Jägerstätter Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s biographer Claire Berlinski on Margaret Thatcher : Almost to a man, or in this case a woman, the historical figures who matter have had the ability to recognize forces accumulating that others either ignore or do not see; and when given power, they have the capacity to master them. . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday Mahmoud Salem published a piece in the Daily News Egypt , entitled “Morsy’s Christian Problem.” In the piece, Salem condemns the Egyptian government’s lack of protection for the Christians in that country. He acknowledges that President Mohamed Morsi . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s hard to know what to make of these results, but a recent Huffington Post /YouGov survey reveals that roughly one-third of Americans would favor amending the Constitution to make Christianity the nation’s official religion. A similar percentage would favor making . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, Russell Moore, president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, gave C-Span an interview in which he discusses the role of religion in American politics and culture. In his new role leading the ERLC, Moore will promote honest and civil . . . . Continue Reading »
In a column published a month before his death, the revered film critic stated his opposition to abortion : My choice is to not support abortion, except in cases of a clear-cut choice between the lives of the mother and child. A child conceived through incest or rape is innocent and deserves the . . . . Continue Reading »
From an interview with the Catholic Herald , December 1978: “Methodism isn’t just a religion for Sundays—no faith is only a faith for Sundays. There were a lot of things during the week which one attended. Methodism is a pretty practical faith; there were the mothers’ sewing . . . . Continue Reading »
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