Conservatives / NeoconservativesJonathan Bronitsky, National AffairsA.I.: A History of FailureDavid Auerbach, NautilusFiction and Critique in AmericaAdam Kirsch, HarvardMove New Year’s to MarchDominic Selwood, TelegraphWhy Working Class Men Are Falling BehindMichael . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m still thinking about why Genesis connects sexual desire and procreation only after the first disobedience. Both are mentioned before, but not explicitly connected.There is no question that both belong to the goodness of creation. The divine blessing of procreation (“Be fruitful and . . . . Continue Reading »
Here we are, in 2014, back doing our normal blog roundups. How are you? How was your Christmas? Read any good books lately?Here are the blog posts for today:Over at Postmodern Conservative, Pete Spiliakos is writing a lengthy criticism of the Republican establishment, currently in its third . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m a little late to this party, but Meredith Schultz has a good piece over at Fare Forward on hospitality for and among millennials. At the end she offers a few suggestions for habits and postures that will help with the practice of hospitality. I was particularly struck by her remarks on . . . . Continue Reading »
Jews ought to back away from any alliance with Christians when it comes to the contraceptive mandate, argues Yishai Schwartz in Tablet. His main reason: Catholics and Evangelicals and legal advocates like the Becket Fund are undermining religious liberty, not promoting it. “Although . . . . Continue Reading »
Who Owns the Code of Life?Peter W. Huber, City JournalWhat the Middle East Would Be Like Without ChristiansChrista Case Bryant, Christian Science MonitorCommunion TownJennifer duBois, New York Times Book ReviewGreek RevivalNathaniel Popkin, Smart SetDid Bach Burn Out?Anastassia Boutsko, Deutsche . . . . Continue Reading »
I am still thinking about God’s word to the woman and the man in Genesis 3. I want to understand the justice that God is doing here. My assumption is that when God does justice he begins a process of setting things right.The wrong God aims to set right, I have been suggesting, is a failure to . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t always compose follow-up posts, but, in this case, I think further elaboration and clarification are in order. In my “qualified defense” of therapeutic Christianity, I utilized Christian Smith’s and Melinda Denton’s 2005 book Soul Searching to highlight the debates . . . . Continue Reading »
The Republican party of 2012 found itself lacking a relevant issue agenda, modern media strategy, and state of the art party organization. Right-leaning policy intellectuals have made some progress on the first problem. Whether it is Michael Strain on employment, James Capretta on health care . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy new year and here is why we have had ever happier new years in the lifetimes of anyone alive today. Regardless of the politics of nations, or the decline of social standards, or anything else we might deplore or fear, the living standards of people all over the world improve. . . . . Continue Reading »
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