Peter Lawler is right that Romney’s speech yesterday was vacuous, but no doubt it was that way on purpose. It was a bit wittier and more coherent than his speech the night of the Iowa Caucuses even though it was just a string of “hurrah free market, boo big government, ain’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey ?? . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you near Columbia, South Carolina: a symposium on Religion in the Civil War , to be held on Saturday, January 28th. The keynote speaker is the historian George C. Rable, author of God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the Civil War , which both won the Jefferson . . . . Continue Reading »
Take a look while it’s still up (or read more about it here ): Google today honors Nicolas Steno (1636-1686), considered one of the founders of modern geology, with a “doodle” on their home page. An inquisitive young mind, Steno’s early forays into the study of . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s the correct link for Dawn Eden’s discussion of the greatest Kinks song. I made this a separate post because her Christianity-rooted discussion of the song’s appeal to beauty is a good counterpoint to my post, which is also rooted in Christianity via Pascal. I worry . . . . Continue Reading »
The Sunday Times has a good editorial out opposing the legalization of assisted suicide in the UK, which is now in the midst of a big policy push seen there every few years. It is worth reading the whole thing, but I want to focus on two points that I think are especially salient. From . . . . Continue Reading »
Good news from the Supreme Court today, with a unanimous (but by no means sweeping) ruling upholding the rights of religious groups to hire and fire their ministers. Over at Bench Memos, Rick Garnett pops champagne: Sometimes the news from 1 First Street is really, really good. Today, the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »
A happy product of Tim Tebow’s persistent success has been the production of another proof for the existence of God. St. Paul in Romans 1:20, Aquinas’ five ways, Anselm’s ‘that than which,’ and Kant’s moral argument: Tim Tebow’s proof finds itself amidst . . . . Continue Reading »
To no one’s surprise, Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire Primary, with turnout just a tick above the allegedly dispirited showing four years ago. Where’s the Republican enthusiasm advantage? Apparently not in the Granite State. We’ll have to watch turnout in the . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on converts to Catholicism and the “symphony of truth” : If there is a thread running through these diverse personalities, it may be this: that men and women of intellect, culture and accomplishment have found in Catholicism what Blessed John Paul II called the . . . . Continue Reading »
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