R. R. Reno

Can we sustain a vibrant, free, pluralistic society without the liberal dogmas of neutrality and diversity? Is there a vision of justice and international cooperation that does not lead us toward a thin and shallow cosmopolitanism? Are we able to defend the dignity of the individual without liberalism’s commitment to the isolated, autonomous, and atomized self? … Continue Reading »

The indispensable Peter Berger has posted a helpful discussion of the implications of the recent and ongoing controversy over the contraceptive mandate, the main one of which, to his mind, is the further clarification of the common interests of religious people over and against the secularist . . . . Continue Reading »

The good folks at the Pew Research Center recently released the results of a survey that gives us some insight into the public reaction to the contraceptive mandate. Conservatives are more likely to think that religious organizations should be exempted, while liberals favor requiring contraceptive . . . . Continue Reading »

Rick Santorum was impossible thirty years ago. If Rip van Winkle woke up today he would be dumbfounded. How could such an overtly religious and socially conservative politician have so much traction on the national scene? The answer comes from the Left. Since the Sixties our liberal elites have become increasingly anti-religious, increasingly opposed to traditional moral norms, and increasingly aggressive. As a result they have made our national politics much more extreme. … Continue Reading »

I’ve taken a look at the supposed concessions made by the Obama administration about required insurance coverage for contraceptives. Here’s what the White House fact sheet says: The President will also announce that his Administration will propose and finalize a new regulation during . . . . Continue Reading »

Our colleagues and fellow laborers in the Lord’s vineyard, Timothy George and Chuck Colson, have written a powerful and effective open letter to their evangelical brethren. It’s a powerful testimony of Christian unity that, however divided we may be on matter of theology and church . . . . Continue Reading »

We seem to be in a season of judicial sanity. As Jeremy Tedesco, the lawyer who argued the case reports, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision that vindicated the claims of Julea Ward. Ward was a counseling grad student at Eastern Michigan University, and when she . . . . Continue Reading »

Exporting Gay Rights It was a telling speech, Hillary Clinton’s address to the United Nations Human Rights Council in recognition of International Human Rights Day. The secretary of state drew attention to the brutal treatment of homosexual people around the world: lesbians raped by groups of . . . . Continue Reading »

Some legislators in Colorado have filed suit to overturn the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights , a cap on spending and taxation that requires voters to approve increases directly by way of a referendum. It’s a sign of the times. As the post-War middle class dominated social and . . . . Continue Reading »

Today’s New York Times reminds us that the Jesuits haven’t gone entirely off the rails. Their exposé exposes the fact that Fordham has resisted compliance with a New York state law that requires insurance coverage that pays for birth control pills. Nice to know that on this . . . . Continue Reading »