Infant Awe: A Review of Babies

by Meghan Duke

Balmès believes that babies, like good bourbon, are best served neat. Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Last Day for Half Price

by Joe Carter

Today is the last day you can get a year’s subscription to the print magazine (and access to our online archives) for only $19.95. Don’t miss out, go here and enter the promo code “evangel.”You can also show your support for this blog by making a donation to our generous . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Catholicism’s Favor in the United States

by Kevin Staley-Joyce

Two new polls on Catholicism’s favor in the United States have just been released, presenting mixed results. The first, conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post , finds that unfavorable views of the Catholic Church have risen by an astonishing 25 percentage points among Americans since . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Kagan’s the One?

by Joseph Bottum

Mike Allen at Politico is reporting that President Obama is ready to nominate Elana Kagan to the Supreme Court, probably on Monday. Meanwhile, Paul Campos writes : Yesterday, I read everything Elena Kagan has ever published. It didn’t take long . . . . She’s published very little . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Knowing the Cost

by Joseph Bottum

The inestimable law professor Todd Zywicki analyzes a study which suggests that the further left people are, the less they know about economics. I doubt it—mostly because I doubt all such studies, for the counter-examples are always overwhelming. Still, one’s intuition does move in a . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Endorsed by a Non-Endorsement

by Joseph Bottum

My goodness. In the course of its official editorial declining to endorse a candidate, Los Angeles Times says something nice about Mickey Kaus’ campaign for Senate in California: We appreciate the challenge brought by Robert “Mickey” Kaus, even though he’s not a realistic . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

The Danger of Labels

by Joseph Bottum

The libertarian gadfly Walter Olson notes a warning label : This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Heading Off

by Mary Ellen Kelly

“ Was will das Weib ?” Sigmund Freud famously asked— What does woman want? A few months ago, in this space , we pondered the significance of the eyeless, and even headless, women who have proliferated on the covers of historical novels in recent years—novels that are, in large . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Still Time to Participate in FT Fundraiser for Blogs

by Wesley J. Smith

The First Things fund raiser to help pay for the technical support it provides gratis to the several FT blogs, continues.  It is seeking to raise funds in a way that offers real value for the buck.  If you go to this link, you can subscribe to First Things magazine for only $19.95 a . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Most Brilliant Christian Professors?

by Joe Carter

College Crunch put together a list of twenty Christian professors that are “‘brilliant’ in the original sense of the word—they shine brightly among their peers as towering figures in the academic world. In addition, they are all Christians who do not hide their Christianity . . . . Continue Reading »

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