Ohio Senator Portman, a supporter of DOMA, has come out in favor of gay marriage. This reversal of principle about marriage is apparently rooted in the relative in that his change of mind comes about because of a relative: his son. He also suggests that Republicans cannot hope to attract the votes . . . . Continue Reading »
On one hand, boomer-age cultured (i.e., liberally-educated) conservatives who don’t know contemporary pop culture and are too lazy about learning anything about it; on the other, young liberals who know it but are unashamedly un-cultured (i.e., rejecting the canonical distinctions that genuine . . . . Continue Reading »
1. First off, I call your attention to Carl’s fine statement in the thread. It’s the outline of the big book of Carlism that would be the equivalent of the big book of Ralphism (Hancockism) that appeared not so long ago. Carl needs to turn that into a separate post. 2. Next, I want to . . . . Continue Reading »
Massachusetts voters are considering an assisted suicide law. I do not deny the right of the states to create this type of legislation; better there than through federal law or mandate. I can be an American citizen and remain one while moving from a state whose laws I do not condone to . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times , despite everything conservatives find reprehensible about it, still showcases interesting and arguable ideas, especially on Sundays. One such article turned up the other day, The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent . There is plenty right and plenty wrong . . . . Continue Reading »
We spent a few days in Bethesda, visiting our son and his lovely wife for an extended weekend, taking advantage of the early Columbus Day official holiday. (No wonder no one takes Columbus seriously, since his day of memorial wanders around the month like a boulevardier on a stroll.) . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times, maybe not unsurprisingly, recruits subscribers through college emails with the offer of limited free access. Today’s offering, from the cover of Sunday’s Book Review brought the headline, Sex and God at Yale , by Nathan Harden, from a review titled, . . . . Continue Reading »
A look at the new adultery, which is the old adultery seen through the wink and nod. You or I, if conservative, might think that such a thing undermines marriage, but, author Catherine Hakim insists not, that adultery should be retitled something like a “playfair” or an . . . . Continue Reading »
I have to agree with Peter Lawler about the resentment younger generations might rightly feel towards Baby Boomers. However, I ask if Baby Boomers weren’t equally screwed by the Greatest Generation? Through Social Security and Medicare, that generation got back far more than it . . . . Continue Reading »
Coolidge didn’t actually say that first part. What he said was this, There does not seem to be cause for alarm in the dual relationship of the press to the public, whereby it is on one side a purveyor of information and opinion and on the other side a purely business enterprise. Rather, . . . . Continue Reading »
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