In America this week, the big legal news was the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin , a case concerning the constitutionality of race-based affirmative action in higher education. This will be the second time in a decade that the Court has addressed . . . . Continue Reading »
Catholic Philosopher Chick Makes Her Début By Rebecca Bratten Weiss and Regina Doman Chesterton Press, 2012 346 pp. $20.00 print, $5.00 Kindle When Cate Frank experiences guy trouble, the former fashionista, recent Catholic convert, and philosophy Ph.D. student at Dominican University of . . . . Continue Reading »
Fifty Years Ago, “It Was a Splendid Day . . . ” Pope Benedict XVI, L’Osservatore Romano The Sugar Wars: What Constitutes Public Health? Trevor Butterworth, The Awl Slavery, Historical Heroes, and “Precious Puritans” Thomas Kidd, The Anxious Bench American . . . . Continue Reading »
They say different things, is what they do. The knowing say Ryan failed us with facts and policy and no showmanship. They say Biden was all showmanship, but that’s what counts. The hoi polloi say Ryan was marvelous, controlled and respectful, as he battled two opponents, not . . . . Continue Reading »
My friend Mark Barrett sends this item from New York magazine, titled “Either the Post needs a copy editor or the Yankees plan to make baseball and metaphysical history tonight” for this front page: . . . . Continue Reading »
Biden more confident but excessively rude. He finally got control of his randomly smirking face very late in the game. Ryan really wasn’t bad but lacked authority, especially on foreign policy. He did have a mastery of many details about Afghanistan, but there’s no denying that Biden . . . . Continue Reading »
The great evangelist—-who became famous for stadium-filling crusades and became a close friend and adviser to multiple presidents—-issued the following statement: “It was an honor to meet and host Governor Romney in my home today, especially since I knew his late father former . . . . Continue Reading »
Lou Markos of Houston Baptist University is going through the works of C.S. Lewis using a nice A-Z conceit. Check it out on his website . . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friends across the pond may be interested in attending a debate next month examining the legacy of Pope Pius XII. Intelligence Squared will host the debate on November 14 at the Royal Institution in London, where participants will take up the motion “Hitler’s Pope: Pius XII did . . . . Continue Reading »
BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »
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