There are too many great recent posts to respond to quickly this morning. So I will highlight the importance of Jason Joseph’s Catholic response to Pat Deneen: The freedom properly claimed is the freedom the church—an organized body of thought and action—to tell the whole truth . . . . Continue Reading »
So what are your favorite blogs for keeping up with events in a particular area or nation? Probably the best one I know of is Ampontan , about Japan. With the year anniversary of the Triple Disaster (i.e., Fukushima) coming up next week, there will be plenty of vacuous Economist -grade quick . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The OH polls this morning show a very narrow Romney lead. It looks just like the situation in MI the day before . . . Santorum has to win to remain a credible candidate. 2. MEANWHILE, there’s quite the Newt surge in TN, where we now have a three-way tie. Newt’s lead in Georgia . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the best commenters to grace our site, Anymouse, mentions below the possibility of a genocide of Alawites and Christians if Assad falls. He mentions this in response to my thanking President Obama for the most upfront official U.S. prediction of Assad’s fall yet. The best overview . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . has, I think, become a moral imperative for Republicans. Pete, of course, is right that what went wrong with Santorum is that he campaigned with the lack of discipline and general self-indulgence of a loser at a crucial moment. Now we’re not talking Newt-level self-indulgence, but more . . . . Continue Reading »
ME explaining to the BIG THINKERS why Santorum was the last of them. Two more quick point: I’m as puzzled as Pete about the speed and extent of the Santorum collapse. He’s even collapsed in GA, as far as I can tell. Without a much better showing on Tuesday than any poll shows, . . . . Continue Reading »
For my critics, here is a rant. If such rants are to be expected of me then so be it. My rant may not be worthy of the intellectual acumen of “First Things” circa the “End of Democracy” case (with footnotes) back in the early 1990s, nor does it carry the weight and authority of . . . . Continue Reading »
This interview over at the Atlantic is worth reading, for two reasons: 1) Our president implies throughout that Iran won’t be allowed to complete a nuclear weapon. 2) Our president says outright that he and his team do not expect Syria’s Assad to remain in power. Yes, Barack . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter is right about the movement in the nation polls. From one perspective, Romney gaining 28 points on Santorum is two weeks is just nuts. It isn’t like Santorum has been revealed to be a cannibal serial killer or a microscope has discovered Romney’s principles. . . . . Continue Reading »
Gallup and Rasmussen both show Romney with a double-digit lead over Santorum nationwide. It’s actually less of a Santorum collapse than a Romney surge. Many a pundit is pointing out that Romney’s getting all of Virginia’s delegates more or less guarantees his Super Tuesday . . . . Continue Reading »
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