Here is a short excerpt of an address I’ll be delivering at Geneseo College devoted to Lincoln’s Bicentennial: Of course, the occasion for my lecture today is the Bicentennial celebration of Abraham’s Lincoln’s birth. It’s worth noting that today is also the bicentennial . . . . Continue Reading »
The Senate might seem to have a solid nominee for Deputy Attorney General in the well-credentialed and experienced David Ogden, but Matthew Schmitz of Public Discourse provides compelling reasons to think otherwise: David Ogden graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for Supreme Court Justice . . . . Continue Reading »
I just happened upon a good opinion piece by New York Times editor Dana Jennings. He is fighting prostate cancer with all of its difficulties and inconveniences—and through it all, his wife Deb has vividly exemplified why, as the Beatles so quaintly put it, all you need is love. From the . . . . Continue Reading »
The autopsy of Eluana Englaro shows she died of cardiac arrest. From the story: An autopsy performed on the controversial ‘right to die’ woman, Eluana Englaro, who died in Italy on Monday has shown she died of cardiac arrest, provoked by dehydration after her feeding tubes were removed . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the New York Times , Dana Jennings offers an extremely candid look at his battle with prostate cancer and the way it has deepened his understanding and appreciation of marriage: These days, I epitomize the “in sickness” part of the wedding vows that Deb and I took back in 1981. . . . . Continue Reading »
A Canadian man is under arrest for assisted suicide in the death of his wife. She had no apparent illness. The couple were apparently suffering from very hard economic times, but precise details are not yet known. From the story:A 46-year-old Waterloo, Ont., man is scheduled to appear in provincial . . . . Continue Reading »
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization that Wiley-Blackwell approved to print is, on second thought, “too Christian,” according to Edward Feser’s report at National Review Online . After receiving outside pressure, they took sudden action to “postpone publication, recall . . . . Continue Reading »
From Slate ‘s “Explainer” section : “After donating several hundred thousand dollars to a Detroit church in 1979, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city.” Oh my. . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of New Scientist , Michael Brooks tries to explain religious belief away with evolutionary theory: While many institutions collapsed during the Great Depression that began in 1929, one kind did rather well. During this leanest of times, the strictest, most authoritarian churches . . . . Continue Reading »
Bat Ye’or, the Egyptian-born British historian who specializes in the history of Christian and Jewish dhimmis and is the author of Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis , Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide , and The Decline of Eastern Christianity: From Jihad to Dhimmitude will be taking . . . . Continue Reading »
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