When asked to rate the qualities they admire most, women often claim to value honesty above all else. This is, of course, rather ironic since honesty is the trait they least tolerate in men. Admitting that, yeah, now that she’s mentioned it, she does look kind of chubby in that dress, will . . . . Continue Reading »
I received a nice book review in the National Catholic Register, that focused on my primary purpose in writing—the defense and importance of human exceptionalism. From “When Dog Becomes God,” by John M. Grondelski (must register to open):But, for me, the most valuable part of . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s the opinion of Bruce Wilson of American’s United for the Separation of Church and State. His opinion is formed from two components. The first is his opinion of a decision in Hawaii by governor Linda Lingle:As she announced her veto of Hawaii’s Civil Unions Bill HB444 on July . . . . Continue Reading »
On the heels of the implementation of a new abortion law in Spain that declares abortion as a right, allows unrestricted abortions performed during the first fourteen weeks of a pregnancy, and lowers the age of required parental consent for abortion to fifteen, Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellín . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the first images that comes to mind at mention of a “nontraditional proposal” might be a couple’s female half making the first move, proposing marriage. But in an interview the other day, actress Angelina Jolie took the logic a step further, announcing that the only nuptial . . . . Continue Reading »
A database of public university salaries , with the figures for some administrators’ salaries that still startle us outsiders. The New York Post offers what one of our editors describes as an almost Eberstadtian take on pornography . (The reference being to Mary Eberstadt’s The Weight . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study reveals that perfectionists die earlier than those who aren’t perfectionists. According to the report: While trying to be perfect can also have health benefits, the mental stress for perfectionists when things don’t go as planned and their unwillingness to ask others for help . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The study of great books is usually contrasted with the use of textbooks and other technical books. It is contrasted, in other words, with study of the studies that show us what we most need to know as productive beings in a free, middle-class society. 2. It’s inevitable on our society that . . . . Continue Reading »
Russia appears to be the only Christian country where artists face legal penalties for blasphemy. The curators of a recent exhibition featuring depictions of Jesus as Mickey Mouse and V.I. Lenin were convicted yesterday for “inciting religious hatred” at a 2007 exhibition. “The . . . . Continue Reading »
A few readers of my Prayers for Christopher Hitchens made the astounding charges that praying for him, and for his conversion as well as his deliverance from cancer — which are both forms of healing — is uncharitable or presumptuous. Among the realities these respondents missed is the . . . . Continue Reading »
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