Threats to Reason in Moral Judgment John F. Kihlstrom, Hedgehog Review On Ransom in Biblical Theology Fr. John A. Peck, Preachers’ Institute Licentious About Sex, Puritanical About Food Alissa Wilkinson, Books & Culture How Not to Defend the Liberal Arts Samuel Goldman, American . . . . Continue Reading »
Interesting article by Megan McArdle on Thatcher. This part stuck out: But while what Thatcher did may have been necessary, there is another necessary task that has been left undone: building sustainable opportunities for the displaced. The mistake that Thatcher and Reagan made was to assume that . . . . Continue Reading »
Reihan Salam today: One of my fixations is that while it is certainly possible for one society to learn from another, it’s really important for policymakers to think hard about the historical context and institutional environment of the particular societies in which they operate. In the . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. Thomas Joseph White and Fr. Austin Litke from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. graced a small audience at the World Youth Alliance last Wednesday with a little bluegrass concert. Enjoy a snippet here. (Note: This song represents only one of the three pillars of bluegrass . . . . Continue Reading »
The archbishop of Detroit, Allen Vigneron, told the Detroit Free Press on Sunday that Catholics should not receive Communion while advocating gay marriage : For a Catholic to receive holy Communion and still deny the revelation Christ entrusted to the church is to try to say two contradictory . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Sam is mostly right in dissing right-wing political correctness. Liberal education needs to be separated from any political agenda. And what’s wrong with Bowdoin is that it really doesn’t pride itself in teaching anything in particular at all. So there’s probably still . . . . Continue Reading »
According to this Huffington Post/YouGov poll, 32 percent of Americans would favor a Constitutional amendment that would make Christianity the official religion of the United States. 42 percent oppose such an amendment, with 32 percent “strongly” opposing the idea. It may . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Thanks to Carl for saying something about the fine Douthat column on Princeton. I appreciate his Austenish correction to the advice that a woman should go to Princeton to find a husband worthy of herself. Now more than ever, college women need older men. There’s no way most Princeton guys . . . . Continue Reading »
Dawn LaValle on Terrence Malick’s latest film : To the Wonder startles us into realizing that the world is shot though, positively charged, with presence. Whether that presence is fructifying love or slinking destruction stands as an accusing question throughout the film. The most . . . . Continue Reading »
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