What is the relationship between monogamous marriage and a culture of human dignity? I try to answer that question at Public Discourse. The core of my…
Here is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie performing “The Evolution of Dad Dancing” with Jimmy Fallon. And here is Democracy in America author Alexis de Tocqueville…
This week a California court ruled that teacher tenure violated the state constitution by harming the educational opportunities of disadvantaged children. Already, some conservative activists and…
At Powerline, Steven Hayward floats the provocative suggestion that President Obama might issue a blanket pardon for illegal immigrants as a way of goading the Republicans…
In a recent post I offered a few critical remarks on some things that Cardinal Kaspar said in an interview with Commonweal. Cardinal Kaspar favors some…
Cardinal Kaspar is a famous churchman who seems to favor some revision of the way the Church handles the question of divorce, remarriage, and admission to…
What has Donald Sterling to do with C.S. Lewis? This: Sterling’s racist remarks, and the public reaction to them, remind us of the truth–and continued relevance–of…
Some suggest that conservatives should or will surrender in the current contest over the meaning of marriage. Such suggestions are premature, I argue in an article…
The Washington Post has an editorial on Nigeria’s efforts to deal with the Boko Haram kidnappings. Besides condemning these heinous acts, it also complains about the…