What’s going on at other First Things blogs:
The Anchoress : What’s the deal with saints in glass coffins?
Spengler : “The Persians invented chess. What opponent’s move would Ayatollah Khameini anticipate? ”
Secondhand Smoke : Wesley Smith wonders if the dependent elderly are persona non grata in the UK.
Postmodern Conservative : Peter Lawler has some positive, postmodern, and conservative comments on Walt Whitman.
Icons & Curiosities : Sally Thomas shares her summer reading list.
Ethics of Rhetoric in Times of War
What we say matters. And the way we say it matters. This is especially true in times…
How the State Failed Noelia Castillo
On March 26, Noelia Castillo, a twenty-five-year-old Spanish woman, was killed by her doctors at her own…
The Mind’s Profane and Sacred Loves
The teachers you have make all the difference in your life. That they happened to come into…