So I was watching Fox News Sunday . They had Romney advisor Ed Gillespie on. Gillespie is one of the better communicators the Republicans have. When Chris Wallace asked Gillespie about Ryan’s Medicare reform plan and how the CBO estimated that this would cost the average . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m seeing more good than bad, so I’ll start with the good. Pro 1. Unifying the base - Of all the plausible VP contenders, only Marco Rubio would have done more to energize those who regularly consume right-leaning media (and I think Rubio would have had bigger problems than . . . . Continue Reading »
Science gained tremendous regard in the last few hundred years because the knowledge thereby gained allowed us to improve the lot of the human race in ways few would have ever conceived in all of previous human history. But a hubris has crept in—the mad scientist syndrome, if you . . . . Continue Reading »
Enthusiasts of St. Thomas should know about the ambitious publication project being undertaken by the Aquinas Institute at Wyoming Catholic College. It’s very good indeed to see that the Institute is launching Latin and English editions of the works of the Angelic Doctor. . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, well, there’s tolerance, and then there’s tolerance. A recent interview of Martha Nussbaum in the Boston Review shows what at least one pillar of our liberal establishment has in mind when it comes to Catholicism. The interview by Boston Review Web Editor David V. Johnson was . . . . Continue Reading »
As the Acton Institute’s Samuel Gregg points out, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Michael Novak’s book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism . Gregg evaluates the initial reception and ongoing legacy of the book at The American Spectator : From a 2012 . . . . Continue Reading »
In a review of a book on the life of pro-life leader Ellen McCormack, Michael J. New explains why she decided to vie for her party’s presidential nomination: During the 1970s, many rank-and-file Democrats were pro-life. But going into the 1976 election cycle, no major Democratic presidential . . . . Continue Reading »
First, he said that a man should divorce his wife with Alzheimer’s. Now, he says we shouldn’t adopt the needy children of the world. But he supports orphanages. Good grief!Update: Reader Ken thinks I done Pat wrong, that he was only saying he understood why men wouldn’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the Gospel Coalition , David French offers some interesting statistics on why Mormons are beating evangelicals in church growth . “As a Calvinist member of the Presbyterian Church in America,” he says, “I’ve got my theological differences with the LDS church. But if we . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter J. Leithart on preachers needing to be men of God : Once upon a time, preachers could grab attention because everyone believed they had something to say that everyone needed to hear. With sin and Satan abroad in the land, Puritan preachers and their congregants were convinced that only their . . . . Continue Reading »
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