You Read It Here First
by Pete SpiliakosJonathan Chait writes that Perry has made the Bachmann campaign obselete. Peter Lawler picked up on it first. . . . . Continue Reading »
Republican Studies: If You Can’t Be With The One(s) You Love
by Pete Spiliakos1. Yuval Levin makes the case for the current Republican field about as well as it is going to be made. There is also a lot that is unsaid but still communicated about some Republican presidential candidates from this cycle and the last. I’m not there yet. There are too many . . . . Continue Reading »
Do The Irreligious Realize They’re Intolerant?
by Joe CarterRod Dreher wonders , “Does the secular left realize it has a civility and tolerance problem too?” It deeply annoys liberals to hear conservative Christians complain about how persecuted they are. They’re right, in a strictly limited way. It’s always unattractive to see . . . . Continue Reading »
Studying the Polls
by Peter LawlerPerry is standing tall among Republicans, with a double-digit lead over Romney and a lead in Iowa. Romney’s position is even weaker than it first appears. The Bachmann and Palin supporters, after all, aren’t going to swing over to Mitt. It’s Rick’s race to lose. Meanwhile, . . . . Continue Reading »
No Hooters Shirts in Mass, Please
by Joe CarterTerry Mattingly reports on when Catholics gets a bit too casual : Deacon Greg Kandra was well aware that modern Americans were getting more casual and that these laid-back attitudes were filtering into Catholic pews. Still, was that woman who was approaching the altar to receive Holy Communion . . . . Continue Reading »
“Don’t Be Evil” Google Fined in On-Line Illegal Pharmacy Racket
by Wesley J. SmithGoogle’s business slogan was once, “Don’t be evil,” which the company dropped in 2009. Perhaps they should have kept it. Now, Google is paying a $500 million fine for knowingly allowing on-line pharmacies that illegally sell drugs without a prescription to . . . . Continue Reading »
Euthanasia Pushes Belgium Into Abyss
by Wesley J. SmithThe Netherlands used to be the heart of euthanasia darkness. It is still dark, but the culture of death crown has passed to Belgium, which not only legalized doctor-injected killing, but has enthusiastically embraced euthanasia’s logical corollaries. And now, we find that the . . . . Continue Reading »
Prescribing Plato Instead of Prozac
by Joe CarterHot new trend of the day: Philosophical counselors Murphy may have a PhD and an intimate knowledge of Aristotle and Descartes, but in her snug Takoma Park bungalow, she’s helping a broken-hearted patient struggle through a divorce. Instead of offering the wounded wife a prescription for . . . . Continue Reading »
On the Square Today
by The EditorsIn his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter wonders when it is ever moral to target civilians in wartime: As I walked along the streets of Hiroshima I tried to imagine the city on fire. Fifty-six years earlier the atomic bomb “Little Boy” had set the area aflame, killing nearly a . . . . Continue Reading »
First Links - 08.24.11
by Joe CarterFix America’s Economy: Two Principles for Reform Public Discourse , Samuel Gregg National Cathedral damaged in earthquake CNN , Dan Gilgoff Anti-Mormon prejudice should concern Catholics National Post , Charles Lewis Is God a Problem? Modern Theology Faces its Alternatives AlbertMohler.com , . . . . Continue Reading »
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