One Last Round On The Culture War (for Now)
My post on how to end the culture war has understandably inspired a lot of discussion around the web. For positive-to-mixed responses, see Chris Dierkes and his colleagues beginning here, and Bryan Pick here. READ MORE >>
How To End The Culture War
This item about whether Obama will bring the culture war to an end has inspired two thoughtful posts -- one by Tim Fernholz at Tapped, and another by Ed Kilgore at the Democratic Strategist. READ MORE >>
Possible But Improbable
I've kept silent so far about Pope Benedict's decision to de-excommunicate four Lefebvrist bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X, at least one of whom is a virulently anti-Semitic Holocaust-denier. My silence is a product of uncertainty about what I might add to the discussion. READ MORE >>
Truth And Revelation
Elsewhere at TNR readers will find Jerry A. Coyne's illuminating review essay on the incompatibility between science and religious faith in a personal, providential God. READ MORE >>
What End To The Culture War?
Writing over at NRO, theocon Michael Novak expresses some concern with the new president's intention (expressed on the revamped White House website) to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act and to grant some legal rights and privileges to same-sex couples. (Note that nowhere does Obama defend gay marriage as such.) Here is Novak: READ MORE >>
Will Obama End The Culture War?
Peter Beinart (like E.J. READ MORE >>
Unpaused
As the last couple of posts make clear, the pause in blogging I announced in this post is now officially over, thanks to the TNR home-page link to this blog. I'm happy to be back. READ MORE >>
Why God Won't Stay Dead
Ross Douthat needs no help from me in taking on the illiberal dogma of so many contemporary atheists. But this post reminded me of a favorite passage from (yes, it's true) Leo Strauss on the true (and perhaps ineradicable) foundations of religious belief. READ MORE >>
Bk Goes Out With A Bang
No, not Burger King: Bill Kristol. READ MORE >>
A Pause
For those half-dozen or so readers who have bookmarked this blog, you should know that I'm taking what I hope will be a brief pause in blogging while I wait for the TNR home page to be updated with a permanent link. See you soon . . . . READ MORE >>
