There is a lot of talk about repealing Obamacare under “reconciliation,” that is, by a majority vote not subject to a Senate filibuster. Since the mandate has been made into a tax by the wave of Chief Justice Roberts’ magic wand, that might work. But even though the . . . . Continue Reading »
Mr. S. was the alias of the Jack Black-played rocker/teacher character in The School of Rock . That film is one of my favorites from my list of best films about popular music . Very funny, but I also like the way presents an intelligent teaching about rock’s role in our society. Really, it . . . . Continue Reading »
The blogosphere is atwitter with news that some conservatives are turning away from school choice over fears that vouchers might go to Muslim schools. Charles Glenn recently wrote a post useful in thinking through these issues: My paper confronted head-on the widespread fear, among . . . . Continue Reading »
Surely there are at least 50 different ways President Obama and the Democratic Congress of 2006-2010 have employed, but Victor Davis Hanson reminds us of the top ten. . . . . Continue Reading »
The “all clear” has sounded.Yesterday, across Google, Facebook, Firefox, etc. people who wanted to read this blog were warned that doing so could harm their computers. The brilliant IT guy at First Things—thanks Joe!—has successfully defended against the attack, however it . . . . Continue Reading »
Sex Abuse and the Study of Religion Kathryn Lofton, Immanent Frame RJN and the HHS “Catholic Moment” C.J. McCloskey III, Catholic Thing “Only Liberty?” Patrick Brennen, Mirror of Justice The Ideal Economy of Wilhelm Roepke Ralph E. Ancil, Imaginative Conservative Cheer Up, . . . . Continue Reading »
No Child Left Behind is one of those laws made like a Bismarckian sausage. The more the public knew what was in it, the more unappealing it was and difficult to swallow, politically. The idea of some such legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush in January of 2001. . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago a friend asked me why why I didn’t pursue a PhD. “Snakes,” I explained, “I’m deathly afraid of snakes.” In case you weren’t aware, snake fighting is one of the great traditions of higher education. Luke Burns has a helpful FAQ on . . . . Continue Reading »
A sign of the times: From the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Public Eavesdropping” feature in Leah Garchik’s column:“The doctor takes an egg from the mom, pokes a hole in it, puts a seed from the dad inside the egg and puts the embryo back in the mom.”- Fourth-grader . . . . Continue Reading »
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