This letter appeared in the winter issue of American Speech in 1948, when Paul Fussell was 24 years old and a master’s student at Harvard. . . . . Continue Reading »
The editors of The Weekly Standard slapped the title “The New Phrenology” on Andrew Ferguson’s cover article debunking liberal psychopundits who claim conservatism is a DSM-grade mental disorder. Actually, Chris Mooney et al. are technically the New New New New Phrenologists, . . . . Continue Reading »
Paul Gottfried writes the magazine in response to last week’s blog post calling attention to the American Conservative article on Leo Strauss and his followers. While the latter piece was harsh by any standard, Gottfried thinks readers ought to see his original piece at The Montreal Review . . . . Continue Reading »
The fabulous blogger Walter Russell Mead observes that studies show that the more likable candidate almost always win. That’s why Bush the younger, for example, beat Gore. So far the president is more much liked than Romney. One reason for that is that we don’t know Mitt very well as a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Archdiocese of New York (where I consider it a privilege to be counted a member) has recently received some criticism for its low number of priestly ordinations this year. This past Saturday, Cardinal Dolan ordained two new priests at St. Patrick’s Cathedral—one . . . . Continue Reading »
When I hear the harpsichord in Vivaldi or Bach, if I picture anything, it would be rococo drawing rooms—George Washington asking Jane Austen for the pleasure of a dance. When I hear it in pop, perhaps thanks to Peanuts and the great Vince Guaraldi , I picture green lawns and white . . . . Continue Reading »
Good ethics and good science are an unbeatable combination. For example, I believe that in part due to President Bush’s keeping the focus on the value of human embryonic life, scientists looked for ways to get the hoped for benefits of embryonic stem cells, without . . . . Continue Reading »
Hans Kung denounces Benedict’s move to regularize the situation of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X: With such a scandalous decision, Pope Benedict would, in his overall regretted isolation, would be even more separated from the People of God. The classical doctrine regarding . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on critter prayers and transhumanism : A former Vatican official known for his prowess with a deer rifle commented on the latter: “I have my own prayer at the death of a wild animal. It begins, ‘Bless, O Lord, and these thy gifts . . . ’” Another priest, seeing . . . . Continue Reading »
In a rather horrifying article in New York magazine, Michael Wolff describes the saga of his ailing mother and her losing struggle against dementia. His piece, which begins with a somewhat sympathetic consideration of the ethical and moral dilemmas facing end-of-life patients, slowly . . . . Continue Reading »
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