Matthew Schmitz

Mike Murphy issues another call for the GOP to abandon social issues, to which Ben Domenech responds with some demographic debunking : Mitt Romney won white voters under 30, even winning white women under 30. The youth voter barrier to the Republican Party is really the same barrier as it is for . . . . Continue Reading »

From the Vatican Information Service : Today’s vote manifests the sentiment of the majority of the international community and recognises a more significant presence to Palestinians within the United Nations. At the same time, it is the conviction of the Holy See that this result does not . . . . Continue Reading »

The AP’s decision to drop the use of the word “homophobia” has been met with wide approval among Christian and other moral traditionalists. This presents a problem, however, for those who have grown accustomed to using the term “Christophobia.” The AP recommended . . . . Continue Reading »

The Associated Press has removed “homophobia,” among other terms, from its style guide. Dylan Byers reports : The online Style Book now says that “-phobia,” “an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness” should not be used “in . . . . Continue Reading »

The journal  Demography  has published a reexamination of a 2010 study that found no significant differences between same-sex and opposite-sex parenting outcomes. William C. Duncan  reports : The journal  Demography  has just published a very  interesting article . . . . Continue Reading »

Anthony Esolen indulged in a little sarcasm in a recent appearance on “Fox & Friends,” which led to some confused anchors and even more confused headlines. The Daily Mail described his appearance as a “furious rant.” Hence the title of this post. . . . . Continue Reading »

In a discussion of the classic spiritual “Sit Down, Servant”—-performed above by the Staple Singers—-a friend pointed out the parallel between the song’s chorus and the last stanza of George Herbert’s “Love (III).” Love (III) by George Herbert Love . . . . Continue Reading »

Pro-life groups that spend time outside Planned Parethood clinics have recorded eighteen recent instances where women have had to be transported to nearby hospitals by ambulance. The most recent case occurred the day before Thanksgiving in St. Louis : A St. Louis Planned Parenthood patient was . . . . Continue Reading »

A group calling itself ” Africa for Norway ” has created a brilliant sendup of the way Western efforts to aid the Global South tend to suggest that every solution to Africa’s problem will come from the outside—-specifically, from the largesse and good intentions of . . . . Continue Reading »

Of all the accolades bestowed on Alasdair MacIntyre, perhaps the most interesting and least known is that of “honorary woman.” Annete C. Baier conferred the title on Macintyre in her book  Moral Prejudices  after judging that MacIntyre exhibited moral insights that “for . . . . Continue Reading »