One of my former students married another former student who has become an officer in the U.S. Army. She reports that the military has cut out the customary mid-deployment leave in which servicemen and women could spend some time with their families. Here is a
The Republicans did not make a big deal of moral or “cultural” issues during the last election. Little was said about abortion. Conservatives were well-behaved when it came to gay marriage. Unlike previous elections, Republicans–including social conservatives who care a great deal about these issues–pretty
Yesterday we discussed a post from my colleague Mark Mitchell: The Culture of Hospitality | Front Porch Republic. I’d like to focus on one line that he cites from the Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus written in the 2nd century A.D. (or maybe even earlier).
A reminder that people can be kept in line (and tyranny enforced) not only by fear but also by niceness. China’s authoritarianism has many faces, but rarely does it appear in the friendly, grandmotherly guise it has taken over the past week, as thousands of
Dana Milbank, while crowing over President Obama’s re-election, says that Republicans are going through the 5 stages of grief: Denial. “I think this is premature,” Karl Rove protested on Fox News election night, after the cable network, along with other news outlets, correctly projected that
My colleague Mark Mitchell argues that we should change our model of cultural engagement from that of warfare to that of hospitality: In two recent pieces, I argued that 1) the language of “culture war” is not helpful and should be discarded, and 2) that
Rome has allowed for some married priests, particularly Anglicans who have gone over to Catholicism. Some Lutherans have been clamoring for the same privilege. What is not generally realized, though, is that, according to Canon Law, married priests must still be celibate. So says Mark
Happy Veteran’s Day. And to all of you veterans, let us join in saying what has become a common refrain: “Thank you for your service.” Notice how the military’s emphasis on service ties right in to the doctrine of vocation. Here is a fine meditation
General Petraeus, who effectively led American troops in the “surge” in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned as director of the CIA. He confessed to having an affair with a woman who had written a book about him. CIA Director David H. Petraeus resigned Friday and admitted
Now that Florida has FINALLY counted its ballots (why can 49 states conduct an efficient election but Florida can’t?), we know the final tally. The Sunshine State went for Obama, giving him a total of 332 electoral votes. Here are the results: Candidate Popular vote
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