Are We Together? A Review of R. C. Sproul’s Latest Book Chris Castaldo, The Gospel Coalition What Is a ‘Substantial Burden’ on Religious Exercise? Rob Vischer, Mirror of Justice When Eugene Genovese Reviewed Eric Hobsbawm The New Republic Changing Times and Permanent Things Thomas . . . . Continue Reading »
If Tocqueville is correct then elections bring out the greatest political passions of the American people. Periodically every two to four years the people are wrought and brought to extremes of anger and vindictiveness and defensiveness the likes of which would shame their otherwise day to day . . . . Continue Reading »
Never reach for a grand explanation when a simpler one will do, and when your explanation is to blame the Puritans, you can be pretty certain there’s a simpler option available. Rebecca Solnit is frustrated that so many liberals are letting occasional policy disagreements blind them to the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The polls still show a slight Obama edge. Some of the media outlet polls show a smaller Obama edge than the ones that came out last week, but the Rasmussen tracking poll has gone from a tie to a three point Obama lead. The result is that the RCP polling average has gone from a peak Obama lead of . . . . Continue Reading »
The most well-known paradox of liberal and conservative temperaments is that humanitarians tend to be moved by mankind in the abstract but callous or even cruel to individual men, while many reactionaries and misanthropes are noted for their private generosity. Other such paradoxes include the . . . . Continue Reading »
Rod Dreher reads the Odyssey with his son, and writes a series of posts as he progresses through the story. As you might expect, one recurring theme in his analysis is the notion of return, and how it differs from simply staying put: My Greek friend Dimitra told me that my moving back to my . . . . Continue Reading »
In a post highly relevant to James R. Rogers’ recent On the Square column “The Definition of ‘Evangelical,’” Timothy Dalrymple joins the discussion over how to define who’s an Evangelical Christian. He mentions two prominent attempts at definitions that I . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m resurfacing after a couple of months of submersion in the work of the Witherspoon Institute , including our summer seminars , preparation for the American Political Science Association (canceled due to Hurricane Isaac!), and some September weeks on tour to various colleges and other . . . . Continue Reading »
Mumford & Sons is out with their new album Babel, which is already being greeted by the same negative reactions from critics—and eager embrace from fans—that met their first. Many conservatives and Christians see the critical savaging of Mumford as another instance of media bias—the . . . . Continue Reading »
Children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors rouse varying reactions, from reverence to disgust, to their new tattoos commemorating their ancestors . When Eli Sagir showed her grandfather, Yosef Diamant, the new tattoo on her left forearm, he bent his head to kiss it. Mr. Diamant had the same . . . . Continue Reading »
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