The Man Who Would Not Be an Expert
Brian Brown: Paul Ryan is the anti-policy-wonk. He’s a creator who doesn’t mind the rough-and-tumble of politics, and he doesn’t…
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Abortion and the Budget Crisis: Brainwaves for Everyone!
Bryan Wandel Democrats are offering this explanation of the budget impasse: the cuts have been agreed on, but the GOP…
Natural Law and Other Things Natural
Bryan Wandel Joe Carter is asking today, Why isn’t the Natural Law more persuasive? Why don’t more people submit to the…
Call Your Representative!
Bryan Wandel Hannah Arendt’s ideal political constitution was as follows: each town or small community elects representatives for local assemblies….
Political Speech Acts
Bryan Wandel A couple of months ago, Hadley Arkes and Matthew O’Brien had a debate in Public Discourse about what…
Do I See Providence?
Bryan Wandel I had a great group of friends in middle school. Does that give me warrant to say God…
That’s Not Real Freedom
Miriel M. Thomas Earlier this month, the Supreme Court decided Snyder v. Phelps, a case involving the Westboro Baptist Church’s…
America the Messianic
Anna Speckhard Richard M. Gamble, The War for Righteousness: Progressive Christianity, the Great War, and the Rise of the Messianic…
Does “Buy Local” Work? Does It Need To?
Brian Brown “Brad loved to cook. He even went to culinary school, just for fun. He never wanted to run…
Mr. Darcy Does It Again: Colin Firth and The King’s Speech
Bertie—King George—is not the stuff of myths. His character has flaws. His armor has chinks. He is human, and he…
Philip Rieff: The Mind of the Moralist
Bryan Wandel “That Philip Rieff was a great scourge is plain.” Moral Demand Systems and their Assailants Philip Rieff was…
Splendour in the Grass, Glory in the Flowers
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight To me did seem Apparelled…
The Reality of Smaller, More Efficient Workforces
The American economy is said to be improving, but we are told that it is a jobless recovery. Tyler Cowen…
Faith in Films: Why is it so unappealing?
Why does personal faith always look bad in films? Think about it: how many movie scenes have ever presented prayer,…
A Story of Sports and Losing Battles
You are the director of a large youth basketball league. Thousands of kids of all ages learn the game on…
Liberals
From Jay Nordlinger: “I’ve noticed something the last few days — something that gives us a human lesson, I think:…
Reading Genesis in Second Corinthians, with Leon Kass
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig…
Know Thine Enemy: A Call to Real Ecumenism
Sun-Tzu said: Know thyself, know thine enemy; a thousand battles, a thousand victories. Peter Kreeft apparently agrees with him. In…
Leadership and Emerging Adulthood
KID: I just thought I’d take some time to try and find myself. BILL COSBY: How long do you figure…
Forget our Children–Our Almost-Adults “Isn’t” Learning
Conclusion: college courses are too *&@! easy. http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-01-18-littlelearning18_ST_N.htm