Human Exceptionalist Antidote to Horror

by Wesley J. Smith

Only humans are capable of true evil.  And only we are capable of virtuous goodness. That’s the nature of . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2012 0

Revolution’s Year Zero: 1962, 1966, or 1968?

by Carl Scott

Terry Teachout says it wasn’t 1968 that began the big cultural shift, but 1962. ’62 is a good year to zero in on indeed—Cuban Missile Crisis, early SDS days, right before Philip Larkin’s beginning date for “sexual intercourse,” Dylan’s Freewheelin’ gestating . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2012 0

Random Comments

by Peter Lawler

1. Thanks to Kate for the comments on Aurora. I can’t say anything yet. 2. Just back from the ISI Honors Program. One political fact: Couldn’t find anyone who’s enthusiastic about Romney. But fact no. 2: In 2008, there’s was a lot of self-indulgence about sitting the race . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2012 0

More on the Arlington Five

by Matthew J. Franck

Last week I blogged here about a group of former catechists in northern Virginia whom I dubbed the “Arlington Five,” who had been written up in a front-page Washington Post story for their refusal to continue teaching Sunday school if they were to be required by the bishop of Arlington . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

Nitschke Doubles Down on Death-on-Demand

by Wesley J. Smith

The assisted suicide movement is so full of pretense. It is “only” about terminal illness when nothing else can be done to end suffering, they coo.  Baloney.  Well, it is only for the “hopelessly ill.”  Baloney.  Once one accept the ideology of euthanasia, . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

Something of a Head-Scratcher

by Matthew J. Franck

Courtesy of the aggregator RealClearReligion , I chanced upon this story at the ABC News website by Erin McLaughlin, titled ” First Military Base Same-Sex Wedding Held .”  It concerns a male couple, one of them an Air Force noncom, the other a civilian, who were . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

Marriage and Women’s Interests in the Atlantic

by Greg Forster

Don’t miss this post at The Atlantic by senior editor Garance Franke-Ruta (brought to you by First Links ). Mainstream intellectuals continue to make really admirable progress up the learning curve: What if the goal of women’s equality within the American political system is partly . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

On the Square Today

by The Editors

Peter J. Leithart on songs of the church militant : Christian worship is inherently political. As Bernd Wannenwetsch points out, this isn’t because worship is a tool for ginning up enthusiasm for a candidate or for stirring the fires of patriotism. On the contrary, “It is just because . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

Chesterton and the Great Heresy of Our Time

by William Doino Jr.

In an interview with Vatican Radio, Father Ian Boyd, President of the  G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture , explained why Chesterton’s writings are more powerful now than when he published them: “What strikes me most of all in reading Chesterton is that his real audience . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0

Aurora Colorado Mayhem

by Kate Pitrone

We take sympathy and sorrow for granted when people die in circumstances like the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting . Unfortunately, we can also take for granted that a chorus of voices in favor of gun repression, as if the availability of guns inspires mass murderers. You’ll hear all . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2012 0