This study shows. So the first debate might actually be a game changer in a close game. One reason for hope is that nobody much expects Romney to do well. On the issues front, we’ve already given Mitt plenty of advice on what to say. . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on keeping your faith in college : The most important piece of advice I can give: don’t put your spiritual life on hold! During your first semester of college there are many new people to meet, as well as new experiences to have, and fascinating ideas to entertain. That’s as it . . . . Continue Reading »
New York—area readers may wish to attend an upcoming lecture by our own George Weigel entitled “The Fall of the Empty Shrine: The failure of secularism and the role of faith and reason in renewing the foundations of democracy.” The event, which is co-sponsored by the American . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading the complaints about Romney, I asked friends who have seen the candidate speak locally. They say he does speak in specifics about what he would do about America’s problems, on some issues. On just some issues, I ask? Yes, but we know what he is going to . . . . Continue Reading »
This piece in the New York Times unwittingly takes a page out of John Locke’s reimagining of marriage in the Second Treatise. Consulting with social scientists and therapists (but no defenders of more or less traditional marriage), the author wonders if we might do better to formalize . . . . Continue Reading »
Offensive Speech in New York City Mark L. Movsesian, Center for Law & Religion Forum Masters, Messiahs, and Tricksters Philip Jenkins, RealClearReligion The James Cult Joseph Epstein, New Criterion Who Watches the Drones? Omar S. Bashir, Foreign Affairs Transubstantiation and Aristotle’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Here in the Scott household, yours truly has taken a bit of ribbing from Frau Scott for saying bonne things (scroll below) about Cate Le Bon : “How’s your new girl -friend!” has been the taunt. Well, she’s got it all wrong—it’s not like my admiration for Susanna Hoffs . . . . Continue Reading »
I read two articles yesterday about how little the Left and Right listen to each other. One is thoughtful, by Yuval Levin in The Weekly Standard , ” The Real Debate “, Each party is pulled into this debate by what it sees as the deeply misguided views of the other. Democrats . . . . Continue Reading »
Someone might say that the FIRST problem with Romney’s campaign is that he doesn’t seem to care about his most fervent supporters. Because he’s not trumpeting their issues, he’s creating the impression that those key issues are unimportant or unreal. As Carl says, genuinely . . . . Continue Reading »
Dear Fellow Christian who Continues to Toy with Voting for the Democratic Party, I wish I could honestly say that this fellow, a black church leader whose video is highlighted in this Big Government post , was essentially wrong. But, alas, he isn’t. (Yes, his use of the Bible to back a . . . . Continue Reading »
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