One of my favorite intellectual puzzles is figuring out what deep conceptual presuppositions cause some people to be conservatives, other people to be liberals. That is, on a range of issues that would seem largely unrelated—say, abortion, affirmative action, and gun control—it turns that . . . . Continue Reading »
So the Coen Brothers, currently responsible for one of the most overrated films in release today , are working on a spaghetti western . For those unfamiliar with this subgenre, it is composed of “westerns” made by Italian directors, mostly in the 1960s, that have some fun with the . . . . Continue Reading »
“There is a definite battle being waged within the Catholic Church. It is the same ‘culture war’ being waged by secular moderns against those who uphold traditional morality, it is pro-life vs. pro-choice. But within the Catholic Church the same battle is fought along liturgical . . . . Continue Reading »
When was the last time you read a book on rock ‘n’ roll that had a bibliography with St. Augustine ( City of God and the Confessions ), J. Budziszewski, Peter Kreeft, Thomas Merton, Fulton Sheen (3 books), Richard John Neuhaus, and George Weigel? The book in question arrived in our . . . . Continue Reading »
Former Governor Booth Gardner has filed his assisted suicide legalization proposal with the Secretary of State and is out buying, er gathering, petition signatures. If the past is any clue, most media will fall over themselves to applaud the effort. But there will be important exceptions, such as . . . . Continue Reading »
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—a (very rich) animal rights group that doesn’t spout animal rights ideology but spends tens of millions to promote the agenda—has sued a New York fois gras company for allegedly polluting water. From the story:A federal judge in White . . . . Continue Reading »
I can’t remember Ms. magazine receiving this much attention since about 1978, but the magazine is back in the news—this time for turning down an ad from the American Jewish Congress . You can see the pro-woman ad here . It shows photographs of Tzipi Livni (Israel’s foreign . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . and it’s incredibly annoying. Paul McCain over at his Cyberbrethren blog hearts Amazon’s Kindle. It seems that the days of the paper book, periodical, and newspaper are numbered. Feh! I remember when they said 8-track tapes were doomed. My 8-tracks work just fine THANK YOU VERY . . . . Continue Reading »
Until this Sunday, January 13, three panels from Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . For those Americans who have never been to the Baptistery in Florence, and who don’t plan on visiting Italy any time soon, the exhibition provides . . . . Continue Reading »
No, not a cure, but a potentially efficacious treatment to reduce symptoms and maintain cognition. The Journal of Neuroinflammation reports that fifteen Alzheimer’s patients received substantial benefit from being treated with a drug normally used to alleviate rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. . . . . Continue Reading »
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