Taylor on Havel

A great man, the Czech statesman and playwright Vaclav Havel, died this December, and for whatever reason, his death received very little notice in America. So do the man justice, and listen to this recent Manhattan Institute podcast about him, featuring Flagg Taylor, dissident expert . . . . Continue Reading »

Legal Euthanasia Leads to Pro Suicide

Once, we looked to those who saved suicidal people from dying as the humane and compassionate heroes. After all, they valued the lives of everyone, even those unable to value their own.My how times change. Today, suicide promoters are the heroes.  Case in point: In the Netherlands, despite a . . . . Continue Reading »

On the Square Today

R.R. Reno on Rick Santorum and the liberal bulldozer: Rick Santorum was impossible thirty years ago. If Rip van Winkle woke up today he would be dumbfounded. How could such an overtly religious and socially conservative politician have so much traction on the national scene? The answer comes from . . . . Continue Reading »

Selling the Chateau

Philadelphia’s recently-appointed Archbishop Charles Chaput made news last week by announcing plans to sell off his official residence, an unexpected inheritance that came with his position. According to press reports, the manor house of over 13,000 square feet sits on eight acres of land and . . . . Continue Reading »

Tebow Persists

Jeremy Lin, the undrafted Harvard graduate who wants to become a pastor, emerged almost overnight when his off-the-bench performance on Feb. 4th led the New York Knicks to beat the New Jersey Nets. Because of this, some have hinted that America has not lost Tim Tebow: He has only acquired a . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 2.13.12

Jeremy Lin: The Next Tim Tebow? Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Get Religion Obama’s Ruse and Delay Matthew J. Franck, Public Discourse Pinning Down Liberalism Michael Liccione, Sacramentum Vitae The Importance of Roughhousing with Kids Brett and Kate McKay, Art of Manliness That Bogus 98 Percent . . . . Continue Reading »