In Paul Fussell’s book about British travel writing, he never says straight out that Robert Byron is his favorite travel writer, but he’s the only author Fussell quotes without commentary for more than a page, so I think it’s safe to assume. The long blockquote is here if you want . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a number of friends who are huge admirers of the farmer-poet-essayist Wendell Berry. Now comes word via the Chronicle of Higher Education that the National Endowment for the Humanities has invited Berry to give this year’s Jefferson Lecture , on April 23 in Washington. . . . . Continue Reading »
Even such liberal stalwarts as E.J. Dionne and Michael Sean Winters can be heard to complain about the Obama administration’s HHS mandate that all employers—including all religious institutions but the most narrowly defined ones—include fully paid coverage for contraceptives . . . . Continue Reading »
I wrote about this last week , and only scratched the surface. It’s this bad . Why any parents of intelligent young people would desire a Vanderbilt education for them, while this nonsense goes on, is beyond me. . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt McKillip , a very smart guy, has organized the “Run Mitch Run” campaign and is urging that Daniels be written in by MN and CO voters. Matt gives due credit to our Pete (in a private email) for thinking up the catchy slogan. THE WEEKLY STANDARD recommends in that tentative way . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the consequence of the ridiculous practice of legislating to headlines too often seen in the states’ legislatures and Congress. In this case, Jack Kevorkian was publicly promising to assist suicides. And what did the brainiacs in the Georgia Legislature do in . . . . Continue Reading »
Rod Dreher alerts us to a fresh try by some campus’s around the country to increase awareness of the debilitating effect of prejudice: The Tunnel of Oppression. From UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2011 Tunnel of Oppression page : The Tunnel of Oppression is a tour that will engage students in an . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Gemignani on the role of hospice in assisting a good death : The same death that is viewed as a good death for some may be a devastating loss for others. Even hospice cannot be all things to all those affected by the terminal illness of a loved one. But I do offer the following as elements . . . . Continue Reading »
I suspect the Obama Administration will try and back off their anti Catholic “free birth control” rule because it is very bad politics. But first, they will try to spin it as not anti religion. They will pretend it isn’t narrowly drawn. And that’s just what . . . . Continue Reading »
A rather remarkable story posted at GetReligion over the weekend claims that Fidel Castro, a man who comes close to qualifying for the title of ‘eternal president’ of Cuba, will make a return to the Catholic Church during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the island nation in March. The . . . . Continue Reading »
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