Father George Rutler’s reflection on All Saints and All Souls Days , and the fact that “A culture of death does not make the transition from All Hallows Eve to All Hallows Day,” much less to All Souls day. A mainlander teaches in Hawaii reflects on the pitfalls and surprises of . . . . Continue Reading »
Since I have a Ph.D. in political science (albeit from a Canadian university), some people expect me to know something about voting behavior. At this time of year, I try not to embarrass myself too badly. With that in mind, I promise to make some not too poorly informed comments on this site in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Even on a normal day I don’t really like talking about politics. But I really, really hate talking about politics on election day. Unfortunately, that’s about all that anyone wants to discuss. And its almost all you’ll hear about on the blogs, radio, and cable news for the . . . . Continue Reading »
When I went to college, a pretty clear distinction existed between what was often called “the humanities” and the hard sciences, e.g. biology, physics, chemestry, etc. Since then, liberalism has cast itself as the ideology of science. Perhaps that is why liberals in the . . . . Continue Reading »
In a late, hot-off-the-keyboard article that appears as the second “On the Square” article today, law professor Gregory Laughlin rejects — or maybe “refutes” is the better word — the inability or unwillingness of the courts (circuit and supreme) to recognize that . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week we posted the video ” So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities? ,” which humorously cautioned students about what they could expect if they pursued a doctorate. My fellow FT blogger Matthew Milliner , a Ph.D student in Art History at Princeton, produced a response video. . . . . Continue Reading »
John Horgan reports at the Scientific American website,Yes, the inevitable has happened. Just before Election Day—surely not a coincidence—scientists report an association between liberal political views and DRD4, a gene that produces a receptor for the neurotransmitter dopamine.He . . . . Continue Reading »
This past Sunday, on the way to church, I was singing “Amazing Grace” to the tune of the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island.” When I was in fifth grade, my best friend Steve Gonzales and I sang this as a duet at an evening service, proving that the contemporary . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I see no reason to change my predictions. The Democrats are lamer than ever on the shows, but trends remained mixed. The Republican vote—I repeat—will likely be just short of a landslide, just as the Democratic vote was last time. 2. Some of my friends are overreacting by saying this . . . . Continue Reading »
“We can begin—today, with this very election—to teach our children about the spirit of honor, innovation, and independence that formed the nation and, even divided as we are, still sustains it,” writes Elizabeth Scalia in The Quiet Power of our Sacred Honor , today’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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