I respond to John Podhoretz

by David P. Goldman

...at the First Thoughts blog on this . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2010 0

Jesus for Sale

by Anthony Sacramone

M. Craig Barnes is among my favorite writer-pastors. A mainliner (PCUSA) and so not as well-known, perhaps, as John Piper or Tim Keller or Mark Driscoll among evangelicals, Barnes, former senior pastor of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and currently same at Shadyside . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2010 0

The Objectification of Jennifer Knapp

by Matthew Lee Anderson

When I heard that Jennifer Knapp came out as a lesbian yesterday, I shuddered.But not for why you think.No.  I shuddered because the news meant another round of conversations about evangelicals and homosexuality.  And that is a conversation which is fraught with danger.There will be the . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2010 0

Weighing In

by Joseph Bottum

I’ve liked John Podhoretz ever since, years ago, he called to introduce himself and ask me to write something for him—on Thomas Mann’s novels, as it happens. I very gratefully learned, as much as I was able, to write literary reviews by churning them out for him while he was at the . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2010 0

Without further comment

by David P. Goldman

John PodhoretzMichael Ledeenandme, here, here and here.“Dergleichen zu widersprechen war ganz unter meiner . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0

Obamacare: The News Just Keeps Getting Worse—For the States

by Wesley J. Smith

More and more people are picking through the new bill and seeing the financial landmines hidden therein.  Over at NRO’s Critical Condition, Grace-Marie Turner—head of the conservative Galen Institute—does a good job summarizing some of the problems. It’s a long post that . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0

Defining Science and Resolving Issues

by Collin Brendemuehl

IntroductionA controversial matter in the recent discussion thread of the Noetic Noah discourse is the nature of science. Once that term is understood, along with its various ramifications, then one will be better able to understand both laboratory studies and evolution, and even the source for . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0

The Secret to a Child’s Academic Success: A Home Library

by Joe Carter

The shelves in my office are overflowing with so many books that I’ve started hiding them other places around the house (the bathroom closest now has a complete set of the Harvard Classics). My wife can’t understand why I need to keep buying even more books (and she doesn’t even . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0

We Have to Pass the Healthcare Bill So That You Can Find Out … Wait, We Did What?

by Joe Carter

Last August I expressed dismay at the practice of legislators voting on bills when they haven’t read. Members of Congress seem to think the idea of having them—rather than staffers—read the legislation is some kind of absurd demand by a public that doesn’t understand how things . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0

Obamacare: As Usual, Media Does Its Job After the Deal is Done

by Wesley J. Smith

This is a repeated pattern I first noticed after the passage of Proposition 71 in California. During the campaign, the media were mostly boosters, ignoring substantive criticisms opponents repeatedly tried to bring to light. Then, after the initiative passed, the media suddenly got in gear to report . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2010 0