Peter Lawler

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1. Obviously the MEAN between the delusional extremes of ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS and TEA PARTIERS has become Pete-ism/Yuvalism. 2. Anyone who has taken American Government 101 should have known that the SHUTDOWN would culminate in Republican/House capitulation and the resulting blame game. 3. In . . . . Continue Reading »

Our Ralph takes on the LDS version of progressive elitism. He also affirms the superiority of SEINFELD to MODERN FAMILY. Any narrative of progress these days can’t include network situation comedies. . . . . Continue Reading »

That’s who the personal God must be? Here’s what Tom H says in the thread: No significant theologian in the Catholic tradition has ever thought science is sinful (Well, maybe Tertullian–but his irregular situation vis a vis the Church makes his case hardly dispositive). What is . . . . Continue Reading »

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There’s a very fundamental controversy lurking in the Machiavellian thread below that I want to highlight: Escoffier: The dichotomy may be false to a believer, but Nick is quite the opposite of a believer. There is natural death and that is it, lights out, worm food. The entire supernatural . . . . Continue Reading »

So it’s hardly surprising that you’d find in Yuval’s journal a sensible and rigorous criticism of “the presumption of liberty” theory of judicial review (by Joel Alicea). Here’s a taste: Barnett’s presumption eliminates the need to demonstrate a conflict . . . . Continue Reading »