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Theo-con takeover?

Franklin Foer, the new top editor at the nation's venerable liberal flagship, The New Republic, seems a tad worried that theo-conservative Catholics are hijacking the U.S. government. In one of his first issues since taking the helm, he recently published a cover story that was a none-too-subtle

Never too far from the tree

Even if you never cared too much for the neo-primtive stylings of 'grunge' music, you still might find this fascinating - a look at the twisted family tree of Courtney Love [http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0612/courtney-love.php], widow of grunge hero, Kurt Cobain, and a tortured

Where poor people come from

Kay Hymowitz has a theory that's worth reading in the most recent issue of City Journal [http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_1_marriage_gap.html]: > What two-America talk doesn't get is just how much these ominous trends are entangled with the collapse of the

The feminist mys-take?

A good post-mortem on the feminist movement [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article.asp?aid=12104044_1]by Dan Seligman in Commentary. Here's one of many intriguing quotes: > A final obstacle to the resurrection of the women's movement is that Americans have been gradually discovering that

Bloggin' the ancient Church

Things are really hopping in the fourth century. Our friend, Mike Aquilina [http://www.mikeaquilina.com], the leading Catholic writer on the ancient Church fathers, has started a blog of sorts, devoted to the first Christian teachers. Get yourself a free screen-saver and some other fun stuff at www.fathersofthechurch.

Home births under attack?

What a strange country we've become. You can get an abortion any time you want and for any reason. The people who provide you this "service" are hardly regulated by the government. But if you choose to have a baby, and have that baby in your

JP2 and Me

It's been a year since John Paul II went to his reward. Apologies for a personal reflection, but I owe the guy a lot. I drifted away from the faith in college, became an example of how a little learning can make you quite a dumb guy. I

Cry Wolfe

It's final four weekend. And I Am Charlotte Simmons, Tom Wolfe's satire of college basketball programs and higher education in the 21st century, is back in the news. The 2004 book is now out in paperback, and Wolfe has just been tapped to deliver the prestigious

Muslims vs. Mother T.

Probably doesn't need any comment from me. From a March 29th Reuters news report: > Muslims in Shkoder, in northern Albania, are opposing plans to erect a statue to the Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa, an ethnic Albanian who is in line for elevation to sainthood by the

It's a commitment, isn't it?

Hello, I'm David Scott. You should accept no substitutes for Eric Scheske, but unfortunately, for the next few days you're going to have to. Here's something to get us started. At least it got my brain working a little on this Friday morning at