The Harvard Crimson: An earlier version of this article used the pronoun “she” to refer to Vanidy “Van” Bailey, the newly appointed director of bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer student life. In fact, Bailey prefers not to be referred… Continue Reading
THE OCCASION WAS LEO STRAUSS’ [1899-1973] years-long correspondence with the brilliant and mercurial Hegel scholar Alexandre Kojève [1902-1968], contained in the volume “On Tyranny.” The Google books preview is HERE. Kojève is fascinating, one of those major figures in philosophical-political… Continue Reading
A favorite meme of the anti-“Religious Right” is that Jesus wasn’t political, and they should stop mixing the Bible with GOP politics. And so, my left eyebrow raised all by itself when I saw this: “He was out there fighting… Continue Reading
A rather odd–or underreasoned–op-ed from Harvard prof Noah Feldman is making the rounds, that Mitt Romney’s candidacy is Mormonism’s ticket to American Protestant acceptance. That’s a very big yes and no, as we shall see: As a deeply believing Mormon,… Continue Reading
I fancy meself a South Park Republican, no prig he, more likely to laugh at the ineptness of somebody trying to offend him than to be offended. A Piss Christ or a Virgin Mary made of elephant shit is so… Continue Reading
A recent George Weigel commencement address. Defending Religious Freedom in Full: A Generation’s Challenge “[A] special word of thanks, today, to the parents of today’s graduates — and the grandparents, and the other family members — who have helped bring… Continue Reading
On the bright side, Magic Johnson just became the first black owner of a major league baseball team. Jackie Robinson’s team at that. Now, that’s cool.
The mark of a loser. You don’t ride a fad or a pop slogan to the presidency. Etch-a-Sketch. Fritz Mondale and his “Where’s the Beef.” Straight up, I’m voting for Barack Obama over Rick Santorum and I’m as conservative and Republican… Continue Reading
Via LoOG regular Mr. Gregniak: Virginia’s House of Delegates has just passed a fetal personhood law. Virginia’s Foolish Personhood Law DOUG MATACONIS · SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 · Virginia’s legislature was very busy last week. Not only did they pass… Continue Reading
To me, these days, any artist whose work has a resemblance to its actual real-life subject is “conservative,” so too any artist whose sense of beauty corresponds to what is considered beautiful in real life regardless of context. Above, Beth… Continue Reading