Poland held parliamentary elections this past weekend, but the biggest story was not the re-election of the incumbent centrist government (a first for the country since the fall of communism). Rather, it was the come-from-nowhere third place finish of Janusz Palikot’s party, a . . . . Continue Reading »
In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia considers advertising’s skewed vision of love: According to Madison Avenue, heterosexual relationships in America contain one browbeaten, idiotic or insincere member (usually male) and one completely overbearing member (usually female). . . . . Continue Reading »
Some of the most virulent animal rights protests have been against researchers using monkeys to find ways to help ameliorate the most difficult medical conditions we face. Here’s a huge example. Using monkeys enabled researchers to learn how to surgically implant electrodes into . . . . Continue Reading »
Before Hitler, who was the stand-in for pure evil ? The Pharoah. In the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, many Americans and Europeans had a firmer grasp of the bible than of the history of genocidal dictators. Orators in search of a universal symbol for evil typically turned to figures like . . . . Continue Reading »
A few days ago, I criticized a government advisory panel’s recommendation to remove PSA screening as a covered service for healthy men. It seemed to me that the recommendation missed the trees for the forest, that is, it looked too broadly at the issue, taking false positives, . . . . Continue Reading »
10 Signs You May Be a Distributist Acton PowerBlog , Kenneth Spence Faith in America: The Role of Religion in the Public Square James Madison Program , Robert P. George and Russell D. Moore Democratized Holiness: Yom Kippur And Moral Responsibility Huffington Post , Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks The . . . . Continue Reading »
chance , contingency, necessity, love, death, a therapist with cute big teeth . . . . Continue Reading »
From an interview with N.D. Wilson , author of Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl : Trevin Wax: Why is it important that we seek to communicate truth in persuasive and artistically powerful ways? Nate Wilson: It is important that we communicate well (in ways that resonate artistically as well as . . . . Continue Reading »
My suggestion is that the brilliant and undeluded Pete write up a draft (that way we’ll have a lot of facts), and then the others add to it. The whole thing should be no longer than 2000 words or so. Then we will try to change the world with it. . . . . Continue Reading »
Christopher Hitchens may be the best short form writer working today. Powerful writing and pointed advocacy—much of with which I disagree—thankfully undiminished by his fight with esophageal cancer. Indeed, the last time I wrote about Hitchens, I quoted him as wishing for the . . . . Continue Reading »
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