James R. Rogers on why Christians should oppose factions : The American founders identified “party” with “faction.” But that doesn’t hold up, and not simply because the founders themselves started early forms of political parties. In Madison’s definition, factions are . . . . Continue Reading »
Last night Mitt Romney repeated a silly attack on Obama and failed to flank him on foreign policy. If we’re to consider truth in judging debates (and I certainly think we should), Romney lost. This is just what I predicted on Bloggingheads over the weekend: Many pundits have committed . . . . Continue Reading »
I have, as my title indicates, a perspective somewhat different from the one James Rogers offers today in his On the Square article, ” Why Christians Should Oppose Factions .” My disagreement with Rogers may not be as large as the contrast between our titles, because I think that buried . . . . Continue Reading »
To Have and to Hold: A Roundup of Scholarly Articles on Marriage Kevin Lewis, National Affairs Church Scandals Must Come Fr. Stephen Freeman, Glory to God for All Things Get Ready for the Mali Invasion Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest Tom Wolfe and His New Novel, Back to Blood Boris . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m excerpting the relevant bit: Lastly, what’s your favorite “conservative”/right-wing film of the year so far? None of the usual suspects are great, frankly — I don’t like affirmative action in any of its forms, and I won’t pretend that these films are . . . . Continue Reading »
Neither candidate wanted to talk much about foreign policy, and so they spent a lot of time making their signature domestic points. Insofar as it was an economic debate, Romney won. He did play the card—often—of saying the most important foreign policy issue is strengthening our economy . . . . Continue Reading »
But not decisively—Romney always held his own. And I would only say Obama won on the parts of the debates focused on foreign policy. On domestic issues, Romney won. Romney played the gentleman and the minimize-the-exposure strategy. Also a strategic vote-gaining focus on Israel. Very good . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on St. Kateri’s long journey home : Born in 1656 at the Mohawk fortress called Gandaouague, near present-day Auriesville, New York, Kateri Tekakwitha was thrust into a world of conflict and danger: Inter-tribal warfare raged, and was aggravated by Dutch, English, and French . . . . Continue Reading »
Watch out, America. Post-modern hero of the silver screen Nicholas Cage is in talks to star in a reboot of the Left Behind series: Nicolas Cage is in negotiations to topline “Left Behind,” a mainstream reboot of the Christian-themed movie trilogy that will mark the first . . . . Continue Reading »
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