Robert Mugabe has just won a landslide victory in Zimbabwe . Luke Foster discusses Zimbabwe’s political history in today’s On the Square : President Mugabe has managed to hang on to power despite his fierce unpopularity (especially in urban areas and among the Ndebele). Mass fraud . . . . Continue Reading »
If the devil wears Prada, perhaps it’s time for the Pope to wear Payless. Should priests live luxurious lifestyles? William Doino Jr. and Pope Francis think not : Francis’ sparse and austere lifestyle is well-known: as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he shunned limousines and . . . . Continue Reading »
The Center for Law and Religion Forum has an interview today with Baylor University sociologist Rodney Stark about his recent book, America’s Blessings . The book critiques public opinion surveys that purport to show the decline of religion in America and an increase in Americans . . . . Continue Reading »
I have mixed emotions about Troy University’s plan to offer faith-based campus housing . On the one hand, it seems like the careful kind of accommodation of faith in a public setting that I favor: The five-acre property is leased from the university by Troy’s foundation, a private, . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week I read David Blum’s interview of President Obama for Amazon’s Kindle Singles. The interview was interesting, and it provided some insight into the president’s goals for the remainder of his term. He talked about the American dream. He talked about jobs. He talked about how . . . . Continue Reading »
Damascus: What’s Left Sarah Birke, New York Review of Books James Turrell’s Inner Light Morgan Mies, Smart Set Dryden & the Physician Matthew Hanley, Catholic Thing Monsters, Marvels, and the Birth of Science Steve Paulson, Nautilus Is Eric Metaxas the Next Chuck Colson? Sarah . . . . Continue Reading »
Video On Demand is not something that needs words to be spoken in its favor. It has plenty of advertising, and it is something good for a few bucks on a boring night. That said, in one day I was able to watch two movies on VOD directed by two highly regarded directors from the past days when movie . . . . Continue Reading »
My policy on the Egypt debate is to be charitable, assuming that no-one has a full handle on things. For example, when a commenter recommended a Spengler column that savaged the Reuel Marc Gerecht essay I had partially recommended , I was pretty repelled, even though I had rejected Gerecht’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Should Republicans seek to pass a continuing resolution to defund Obamacare? Senator Ted Cruz thinks so. Punditor Charles Krauthammer thinks not. Me, I really want to join Cruz’s call to battle, but I just don’t see how you ever get a veto-proof majority to do this, and in the midst of . . . . Continue Reading »
David Brooks thinks so. . . . . Continue Reading »
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