reports: Deanna Medina and Ever Gutierrez of Los Angeles have been engaged for three years and have lived together for 12. They also have three kids together, ages 17 months to 11 years. While more of the USA’s cohabiters are childless (59% — almost 9 million — as of March, when . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So I was right about everything . The questions leaned farther left than would have been likely if Crowley had to take full responsibility for what was asked. Crowley spent a lot more effort interrupting Romney even though Obama was doing more talking. Crowley even intervened in the conversation . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you in the New York area: Tomorrow night Nicholas Eberstadt will be arguing with William Galston about whether entitlements corrupt those they intend to sustain or a necessary, civic responsibility that support us all. The debate continues the debate begin in Eberstadt’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Professor Anthony Gill, a political scientist at the University of Washington, talks to particle physicist Dr. Stephen M. Barr in a Research on Religion podcast. The casual, hourlong discussion veers from such topics as determinism and the role of the observer (get ready to reopen the catbox), . . . . Continue Reading »
Tonight, the second season of American Horror Story begins. I thought last season was an excellent, though perhaps unintended , cultural acknowledgement that along with sexual “liberation” come unintended consequences – particularly regret of voluntary sterility. The realities . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on economy and empowerment : A robust economy is not only an economic imperative; it is a moral and cultural imperative. A robust economy makes honorable work possible for all who wish to be responsible for their own lives and the lives of their loved ones. And work, according to . . . . Continue Reading »
My colleague Matthew Schmitz has asked whether Romney betrayed social conservatives at Tuesday’s debate, and his answer is no. As he points out, Romney technically did not contradict his earlier statements about the HHS mandate, and considering that the debate moderator was . . . . Continue Reading »
With all the important issues at stake in the presidential and vice presidential debates, it takes a small and pettifogging disposition to be concerned with a matter of fairness. But since John Rawls talks so much about procedural justice, and since no enlightened professor today would dare label . . . . Continue Reading »
A Fire-Stained and Blackened Cathedral: An Interview with Joshua Hren Meredith Wise, Dappled Things Understanding Internet Trolling Whitney Phillips, The Atlantic Why I Like Denominations Roger E. Olson, Patheos Vatican II: The “Long Argument” is a Distraction Robert Royal, The . . . . Continue Reading »
President Obama hit Romney hard on the issue of contraception in Tuesday’s debate, and we saw Romney do what he’s done in every political environment: docilely accept the terms offered by his opponent (whether that’s Massachusetts liberalism or talk-radio conservatism). . . . . Continue Reading »
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