Read it here . It’s a lot like my version. But it adds Jim Stoner’s semi-Thomistic Declaration to the mix—a fine addition. The idea of ORDERED LIBERTY as the compromise behind our Declaration’s compromise is also a compelling addition. Trditionalists, Darwinians, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Ever wonder why I’m not a PORCHER or am soft on TACO BELL and WAFFLE HOUSE. It could be because ME and my people are ADDICTED TO COKE. The NYT reports : In an effort to control as much market share as possible, Coke extended its aggressive marketing to especially poor or vulnerable areas of . . . . Continue Reading »
In the last few presidential elections, the strategy of the Republican presidential candidate has been to only talk about abortion when asked. The intention seems to be to signal pro-life views while not alienating voters for whom abortion is a low priority issue. This strategy is about mobilizing . . . . Continue Reading »
A slight change of plans here—I had wanted to talk about this recent Conor Friedersdorf piece about the lack of conservative rap critics as part of a three-part essay called “Paradoxes of Conservative Pop-Culture Studies,” but I realized that to really to do that, I would have to . . . . Continue Reading »
Coming home from our two day visit with my son, Owen and his lovely wife, Margaret, tired of driving on the Pennsylvania turnpike, my husband and I stopped at a rest area. As I came out of the ladies’ room, I saw said husband, Tom, in the Starbucks line. He never wants to stop at Starbucks, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Had I known my RIP piece below would attract attention, I surely would have made it better or at least clearer. 2. It goes without saying that I agree with Pete’s center-right agenda below, with its mend them, don’t end them approach to our minimalist entitlements and its due concern . . . . Continue Reading »
The always astute Mr. Douthat preaches the eulogy here . This, of course, is bad news for FIRST THINGS, seeing as the brand “Catholic moment” was coined by Father Neuhaus. And it’s a brand I’ve always believed in trying to restore or inaugurate the idea of indigenous . . . . Continue Reading »
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