Roger Trigg, of Georgetown’s Religious Freedom Project, breaks down the four recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, which Mark Movsesian also pondered on our blog earlier this week. Trigg agrees with Movsesian that, while “religious liberty” claims do . . . . Continue Reading »
So it turns out that Tom West (who vindicated the Founders, among other things) reads postmodern conservative. He sent this note, which cries out for your comments: Peter, You keep repeating the same mistakes about Locke on your blog. You really need to read my article on “The Ground of . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on environmentalism’s deep misanthropy : In recent years, deep misanthropy has seeped into the popular culture. For example, the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still starred Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien come to earth to commit total genocide to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s the third and final part of what I began with this 12-book-list . I knew my description of Mishra’s book would be the longest, which is why I changed order to treat it last. Second part here . 8) Alexis de Tocqueville, Letters from America , edited by Frederick Brown. You know . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to a few requests and in defense of a fundamental alternative in the seni-science of American political development . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Stand for Life: An Interview with John Piper Trevin Wax, Kingdom People Are “New Evangelicals” Simply Reverting to Type? John Milbank, The Immanent Frame Since We’re Not Going to Burn Our TVs . . . Andrea Palpant Dilley, Her.menutics Postmodernity and the Long Reach of the Past . . . . Continue Reading »
Economic or market liberalism and social liberalism both privilege the strong over the weak. Over the last one hundred years we’ve developed a system of checks and balances empower the weak and limit the strong: progressive taxation, labor laws, environmental regulation, and more. We can . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe , as a ten-year-and-counting member of the school choice movement, I appreciate your defense of tax-credit scholarships. But I don’t think the “it’s my money until Uncle Sam touches it” argument works. If government can give tax credits at all, it must have the right to . . . . Continue Reading »
feature: ...Although The Threshold Centre, as the community is called, is open to all ages (the youngest resident they have had, was two) and most residents like the green and spiritual aspect of the centre, co-housing is being touted as an antidote to the chronic loneliness many people face in old . . . . Continue Reading »
A couple of days ago, I posted about the controversy surrounding a proposed new Christian law school in Canada. I questioned whether it’s a good idea to found a new law school in the current environment and wondered whether Canadian courts would allow the proposed school, at Trinity Western . . . . Continue Reading »
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