The decline of marriage and fertility is one factor in the global economic crisis , says sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox: The long-term fortunes of the modern economy depend in part on the strength and sustainability of the family, both in relation to fertility trends and to marriage trends. This . . . . Continue Reading »
I have no idea if the Sunday Telegraph ’s allegations against Phillip Blond are true. For all I know, it’s some disgruntled employee who’s behind the stories that Blond is a high-living rock star who likes to take hot women on vacation to Sharm El Sheikh, that he “asked a . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , George Weigel explains the emerging crisis in the Ukraine: The Oct. 11 sentencing of former prime minister and Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison may or may not stand. Miss Tymoshenko has appealed the sentence and several . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas F. Bertonneau ponders the current popularity of hardcore horror movies. Responding to “Spengler” (our own David P. Goldman), who asserts that the appeal of “sado-masochistic” films in the past decade can be traced to reality-blurring events like 9/11 . . . . Continue Reading »
Private Property and Human Flourishing Public Discourse , Adam J. MacLeod Beatles, Meh. The Scriptorium , John Mark Reynolds Survey: U.S. Catholics going to church less frequently CNN , Dan Merica Magic versus metaphysics Edward Feser Why Science Will Never Put Religion Out of Business Maverick . . . . Continue Reading »
As Ross Douthat warned last week in the New York Times , this is a grave hour for the Copts of Egypt, as it is for Christians all across the Middle East. Their numbers have been diminishing for decades, as they have been squeezed between the malignant policies of foreign powers and a resurgent, . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been warning anyone who will listen that ”animal standing” is one of the most potentially destructive animal rights agenda items. Animal standing advocates hope to change the law so that animals can sue their owners in their own names, which of . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . Tennessee, that is . That’s where you can find Union University, the school that’s proving that Southern Baptist liberal education is not necessarily an oxymoron. Thursday night at 7. Where’s Jackson? Somewhere between Memphis and Nashville. Thank God, once again, for the . . . . Continue Reading »
You have probably seen the Herman Cain campaign ad where chief of staff Mark Block testifies to his pride in working for the campaign and extolling the ways in which a Cain presidency will put the united back in the United States of America. The testimonial strangely ends with Block taking a drag . . . . Continue Reading »
Yeah, I know Jindal has endorsed Perry. But he just won a crushing reelection in Louisiana. He has a record as a spending cutter who can maintain core government services. He know health care policy. He is conversant on national issues. He is a competent and energetic . . . . Continue Reading »
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