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Rational risk recalibration
Is the risk of another terrorist attack in the U.S. like the San Andreas fault or like the phone call you’re still waiting for from that cute boy you’ve got a crush on? As time elapses without the anticipated event happening, … Continue reading
Eternal life v. death panels
Reader Aaron points out the obvious: that when the Pope says that without faith, there can be no hope, he is referring to hope for “the most important reward of all: eternal life.” Pace my alternative suggestions for hope, the … Continue reading
Apocalypse Soon
I’ve always enjoyed both rousing hymns and tales of the Apocalypse (The Book of Revelation has long been my favorite part of the New Testament), and so a recent cab ride in Manhattan was an unexpected treat. Not only was O … Continue reading
Good Lodi
Here’s another church-and-state row, this time in Lodi, California. The LA Times takes up the story here: Small cities in California are facing high unemployment, drained treasuries and now what some residents see as an assault on the only sacred … Continue reading
Hail Mary Pass
If there’s any tune likely to turn impressionable young minds away from God, it’s the teeth-grindingly turgid Ave Maria. All the more reason therefore that this story is so depressing: SEATTLE — Barring an instrumental performance of a Christian hymn … Continue reading
The Religious Left
In all the talk about the religious right, the religious left are often overlooked. Here via the AEI’s blog is an instructive story about ACORN’s links to the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the National Council of Churches. H/t: Instapundit
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The Pope rebukes the Czech Republic
Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, gave an unapologetic defense of capitalism at the Cato Institute last week. The recent economic crisis did not result from too much economic liberty, he argued, nor would it be solved by greater … Continue reading
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Economic conundrum
We often hear that high labor costs and excessive regulation have hurt the United States’ ability to compete globally in manufacturing. Yet one of the goals of the recently concluded G-20 summit was to persuade Germany, no less than China, to … Continue reading
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Not Quite All There
It’s not exactly news that Carl Jung was a rum ‘un, but even so this piece from the New York Times is a reminder that the irrational will always be with us, perhaps too much of a reminder. Here’s an … Continue reading
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Religion and the humanities
I recently attended an interesting lecture on the decline of the humanities by Georgetown political science professor Patrick Deneen. Deneen’s overarching point echoed that of Allan Bloom’s in The Closing of the American Mind: The rise of the research university … Continue reading