OTB? Mainstreamed…

by Peter Lawler

The encyclopedia people asked for my view on the election and such. So I gave them a version of wisdom you’ve already received. . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2010 0

Religion in Public Life

by R. R. Reno

A new book on religion came out recently, America’s Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us . Written by Robert Putnam of Bowling Alone fame, along with David Campbell, the book is chocked full of data and charts, along with the Aunt Sue and Uncle John anecdotes that many put into popular . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2010 0

The Marxist Ideal

by David Mills

In Why Marxism Always Fails , today’s first “On the Square” article, Elizabeth Scalia explains why the Marxist ideal always fails, and identifies the only place (or the only people for whom) it is likely to work. Coming shortly as today’s second “Square” article: . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2010 0

Storm the Theatre This Weekend

by Monica R. Weigel

Closing this weekend in New York City is Storm Theatre’s production of Noon Divide , the final installment of their Paul Claudel Project at the Theatre of the Church of Notre Dame. Storm Theatre (particularly their artistic director Peter Dobbins) is to be commended for tackling such a . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2010 0

Obamacare: Now Krugman Decries Death Panel Alarmism–and Then Pushes “Death Panels”

by Wesley J. Smith

This is getting hilarious. As I have reported from time to time, liberal outlets like the NYT and LA Times editorials decry those who raise concerns about rationing under Obamacare—and then they push rationing.This time around the mulberry bush, NYT pundit and liberal economist Paul Krugman . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2010 0

Corporate Piety over Personal Piety

by David Wayne

A couple of days ago I did a post called “Why Love the Church” wherein I analogized from some words of G. K. Chesterton to the effect that we ought to love the church simply because she is the church, the bride of Christ and mother of the faithful.   In that quote Chesterton . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2010 0

On Keeping Goats

by John Mark Reynolds

The Book of Proverbs says I should look after my flocks, because if I do my goats will take care of me in an economic time of trouble.Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? When the grass . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2010 0

Singing the Psalms: Chabanel Psalter

by David T. Koyzis

First there was Wikipedia, the global collaborative encyclopedia of virtually everything worth knowing — and, admittedly, a lot we’d be better off not knowing. Then there was open-source software — free, downloadable software that is also part of a collaborative effort. Now we have . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2010 0

Two Points of View on “Success” In Iraq

by David P. Goldman

The Iraq “surge” required Iranian forbearance in order to keep US casualty rates down and make the Bush administration look good. Republican salvation history portrays the “surge” as the Bush administration’s greatest accomplishment. The trouble is that Iran now has the . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2010 0

Afternoon Links — 11.15.10

by David Mills

Big box stores hide the “high cost of cheap” , which includes not only environmental problems but “a living-standard masquerade at the twilight of middle-class prosperity.” Ridiculing celebrities for their interest in Africa does address the real problem of celebrity work . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2010 0