So I’ve gotten a ton of (two) complaints about not posting this week. Why don’t you say anything about the Zimmerman verdict? I don’t have any special knowledge or deep opinion. I’ll tentatively say I agree with Jimmy Carter, who sensibly said the verdict was a reasonable . . . . Continue Reading »
In my last On the Square column , I took exception to a New York Times piece which assailed Giovanni Palatucci, an Italian policeman honored by Yad Vashem for rescuing Jews during the Holocaust, and also under consideration for sainthood. Relying on highly . . . . Continue Reading »
Hart Stopping Edward Feser An Ambivalent Tisha B’Av Shmuel Rosner, Latitude Our Essential Disfigurement and the Reparation of Fiction Joshua Hren and Joseph O’Brien, Dappled Things The End of Racial Demagoguery John McWhorter, New Republic Pope in a Minefield Tim Kelleher, . . . . Continue Reading »
Brazil has been rocked by chaotic protests sparked by the FIFA Confederations Cup in June, reports Emma Elliott Freire in today’s On the Square . The protests began when a leftist group ( Movimento Passe Livre ) denounced an increase in bus fares and demanded a greater level of . . . . Continue Reading »
“Evangelical Catholicism is not some 50-yard line between Catholic left and Catholic right, but a vision of Church far beyond those polarities,” argues George Weigel in today’s column . Answering critics of his new book, he summarizes his position: I suggested that the past . . . . Continue Reading »
In October of last year, Bobby Hogg died. He was an aged Scotsman, a native of a remote fishing town. When he died, the ancient Black Isle dialect of Cromarty died with him. It was an obscure dialect, always a bit precarious, teetering at the edge of the Highlands. Buffeted by the winds of . . . . Continue Reading »
Unmaker’s Mark: “What Happened to Sophie Wilder” Eve Tushnet, American Conservative Medieval Modern Nancy Thebaut, Marginalia Ireland’s Further Steps to Abortion John Waters, Il Sussidiario Two Fundamentalisms Clash Peter Berger, American Interest Millennials are Faithful, But . . . . Continue Reading »
tricky reflections here ALSO: Happy Birthday to JOHN PRESNALL! . . . . Continue Reading »
At the Center for Law and Religion Forum today, my colleague Marc DeGirolami has a very thoughtful post on whether separation from the state, in the American model, really strengthens religion. One often hears the claim, of course, from both the Right and the Left: Religion is strong in . . . . Continue Reading »
One thing Trey Gowdy is right about is that Republicans need a positive immigration agenda. Ramesh Ponnuru has a good one. If Republicans are smart, they will adopt Ponnuru’s proposals. 2016 Republican presidential aspirants should take note. . . . . Continue Reading »
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