” China’s Catholic Moment ,” Francesco Sisci’s article in FT’s previous issue, called attention to Christianity’s astonishing growth in the world’s most populous nation. Just as significant there is the growth, despite systematic persecution, of Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Farouk Hasni is an Egyptian artist, an abstract painter with exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and institutions in Europe and the Middle East. For a while, he looked like a shoo-in to become the next director general of UNESCO (U.N. . . . . Continue Reading »
I consider myself a Martin Luther King liberal, which is to say, I am now called a conservative. As a man who has co-authored four books with Ralph Nader, that still seems surrealistic to me. Nevertheless, I have reluctantly concluded that the Left (generally) isn’t interested in . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of Commentary, Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner have offered the latest volley in the ongoing war to define conservatism’s future . While less comprehensive than the path offered by Dreher or Salam/Douthat, Gerson and Wehner offer their own distinct blend of foci as a . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things contributing writer Yuval Levin has just launched the new public policy journal National Affairs . The new quarterly, which picks up the banner from the sorely missed The Public Interest, focuses on domestic policy and political economy. Only a few days old, the fledgling journal . . . . Continue Reading »
Nashville, Tennessee: home to the Southern Baptist Publishing House, the United Methodist Upper Room devotional guides, and many enormous churches. And what religious landmark do tourists want to visit? The Parthenon. Several years ago, by the way, the children and I read an historical novel on . . . . Continue Reading »
American’s United for Life has compiled answers to some questions pro-life advocates may have about the current health reform proposals making their way through Congress. What do the health care reform plans currently in Congress say about the unborn? You say the plans would mandate abortion . . . . Continue Reading »
My secret fantasy is to be a great political cartoonist, since these masters of political advocacy can paint an a polemic picture that truly is worth more than a thousand words. I think the cartoon to the left is a good example of the genre. It really scores because the image of the president . . . . Continue Reading »
There seems little question that Sarah Palin has defined the terms of the Obamacare debate. I still disapprove of her “death panel” and “evil” comments. And her first try at justifying the provocative term was factually erroneous. But now, she has it nailed. . . . . Continue Reading »
The heir to The Public Interest , a new journal by the name of National Affairs , is now living and breathing and live on the web. The sharp and judicious Yuval Levin has brought together a team of great minds, including Adam Keiper, Reihan Salam, and a Publications Committee full of heavies like . . . . Continue Reading »
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