(This is a continuation of a post from yesterday; it will make most sense in that context.) When Maggie Gallagher answers John Corvino’s individualist argument for “gay marriage” (in Debating Same-Sex Marriage ), she relies mainly on a good and important argument for man-woman . . . . Continue Reading »
My daughter has pneumonia so blogging is going to be light for a little while, but I have a little time now . . . David Weigel is a little too snarky (though I should talk) in this post, but he does include a revealing comment from Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz is an exceedingly articulate and . . . . Continue Reading »
A friend wrote recently. He was responding to my observations about the role of public spaces in sustaining a robust sense of solidarity. Good architecture is a public good, he writes, and “bad architecture is regressive. There will always be bad buildings because there will always be budget . . . . Continue Reading »
Jon A. Shields on debating Roe ’s legacy : In response to recent claims (including my own in First Things ) that Roe aided pro-lifers in unexpected ways, Daniel Williams argues that such views are mistaken. The decision, according to Williams, neither hurt pro-choice momentum nor breathed new . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Sowell tells it like it is on Benghazi-gate. But Professor Sowell is a conservative and a Republican. Where are the voices of our liberal and Democratic friends and fellow citizens? Why the lack of curiosity about critical questions of governmental responsibility and accountability? Why . . . . Continue Reading »
Joseph Knippenberg describes very well the likely scenario by which the Boy Scouts will move from a surrender on homosexuality to a surrender on atheism. This is just how institutions are conquered by their implacable foes; it always begins with a decision to be “accommodating” . . . . Continue Reading »
Real Clear Religion’ s Jeffrey Weiss thinks that, regardless of what happens with the Boy Scouts and gay scouts and leaders, the organization will still hold the line (unfortunately from his point of view, I suspect) against atheists and agnostics. Since I share Matthew Franck’s bleak . . . . Continue Reading »
Rise of the Policy Wonk Robot Bhaskar Sunkara, In These Times An Activity for Consenting Adults in Private Peter Berger, American Interest The Enduring Legacy of Cato Barry Strauss, City Journal Non-Reporting the March for Life Anthony Esolen, Crisis Don’t Go to Grad School Marc Eisner, . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you in the New York area, the Thomistic Institute will be hosting a symposium on John Henry Newman next week. Newman and the University: A Symposium on Religion and University Education Catholic Center at NYU (Washington Square S. & Thompson St.) Monday, February 4, 2013 1:00 pm: . . . . Continue Reading »
“This hollowing out of marriage in mainstream America is among the most consequential social facts of our era,” declares A Call for a New Conversation on Marriage, just released by the Institute for American Values. “It’s contributing to the growth of inequality, harming . . . . Continue Reading »
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