Masha Gessen is a talented writer. Her widely praised (and sharply critical) biography of Vladimir Putin is only the most recent of her books across a range of subjects from Russian history, to mathematics, to the social implications of modern genetics. On top of her exertions . . . . Continue Reading »
Much recommended is Brian Doyle’s All the Flinty Women , published in the Notre Dame magazine. It’s in the same mode but more sober than his The Brilliantine Coattails of Lust , which we published in the March issue. Though this was amusing: My father said my grandmother would . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent post , Wesley Hill discusses the apparent tension between the Christian ideal of universal, unconditional love and the particularity of friendship, and cites Samuel Johnson’s worry that “All friendship is preferring the interest of a friend, to the neglect, or, . . . . Continue Reading »
James R. Rogers enumerates the costs and benefits of economic globalization : The source of increasing inequality in the U.S. also can be a source of decreasing inequality in less-developed countries as workers earn more and capital earns less. This complicates the morality of policies that seek to . . . . Continue Reading »
Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking to the Harvard College Faith and Action student ministry (which, incidentally, makes the Boston Marathon bombings feel so much closer—I sat next to two runners on my flight there). Rarely have I encountered such a vibrant, passionate group of . . . . Continue Reading »
Christian colleges and universities have every right to maintain their denominational heritages. I teach at Houston Baptist University, and I am pleased that our school explicitly holds to its Christian mission : Many universities call themselves Christian, but cannot bring themselves to talk about . . . . Continue Reading »
The Case for Regime Change on Abortion James Taranto, Wall Street Journal Karl Barth Sinks with the Titanic Fred Sanders, The Scriptorium How Your Child Will Be Kidnapped Matt Emerson, Ignatian Educator Taxis, Cossacks, and Churches Rick Schneider, Rivendell Institute Did the Left Win the Twentieth . . . . Continue Reading »
“You are resorting to scare tactics!” “No one is arguing for the legal recognition of polygamous or polyamorous relationships as marriages!” “Recognizing same-sex partnerships does not open the door to changing fundamental marital norms. It will not change the nature . . . . Continue Reading »
The irreplaceable James Taranto devotes his Best of the Web Today column to a wide-ranging and highly illuminating discussion of the politics of abortion in the United States. Taranto is not quite fully pro-life, but he is very close, and his piece is one of the best analyses you’ll ever read . . . . Continue Reading »
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