Etcetera

It’s Modern Thought That Produced “Traditional Marriage”

by Peter Lawler

So says our friend Ivan the K . . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2013

The Withering Away of General Education

by Peter Lawler

BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2013

Global Capitalism Has Won!

by Peter Lawler

So says Rusty Reno . Compare today with 1980! Those who still fear socialism (or, I would add, even progressivism) just haven’t being paying attention. Sure, there’s ObamaCare. But it’s only a relatively small part of a big picture. Unlike our friends the Porchers, Rusty realizes . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2013

More Cruz, But More Than Cruz-Control (I’ll Stop Punning Now)

by Pete Spiliakos

Rich Lowry hopes that Ted Cruz will take a more prominent (and Ramesh Ponnuru hopes Cruz takes a more wide-ranging ) stand against the Gang of Eight plan to give amnesty to people who have already been deported, and implement a guest worker program for low-skill immigrants. Now I think there are . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2013

Liberal Education vs. Civic Engagement

by Peter Lawler

Well, it’s not quite a “vs.” Carl updates: here’s the real link . . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2013

What Lu Lingzi Saw in America

by Carl Scott

One of the persons the Boston Marathon bombers murdered was Lu Lingzi, a Boston University graduate student from China. From Shenyang, where her parents now mourn the loss of their only child. So far there are two other murder victims, a child named Martin Richard, and the young woman Krystle . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2013

Immigration Thoughts That Nobody Cares About Today

by Pete Spiliakos

1. I basically agree with this National Review editorial on the Gang Of Eight proposal. It is a compromise between Democrats who want the widest possible amnesty (including for illegal immigrants who have already been deported - think about that) and Republicans representing employer-interests that . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2013

Conscience vs. Religion

by Peter Lawler

So Richard Reinsch has a good article on the limits of James Madison’s religious thought—as expressed in the overrated MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE. There the duty each of us has to our Creator is private or merely “conscientious.” It’s a limit to government, to be sure. . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Apr 2013

Christian Jackie Robinison v. Secularist Bikini-Brains

by Carl Scott

Don’t miss the latest Mark Judge column in which he compares the new movie about Jackie Robinson, 42, with the new Selena Gomez party-feature SPRING BREAKERS. Why in the world would you compare the two? Well, the latter stars Gomez as a character named Faith: . . . she’s an evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2013