I came across this quote from a letter written by William F. Buckley, Jr. to Henry Kissinger on the subject of utopian ideas and utopian dreamers, many of whom reside right here in Washington, DC.  “We must do what we can to bring hammer blows against the bell jar that protects the dreamers from reality.” […]

While the 1970s and 80s were decades of growing evangelical unity, the 2000s have thus far been marked by the movement’s fractures. While it is too simplistic to say we have new evangelical diversity, we do have energetic evangelical movements on both the right and the left. There is much that distinguishes the two groups […]

There are so many dimensions of possible problems with Obamacare; the technical problems with the website are masking other much more problematic concerns.  Higher costs, fewer choices, and coercive mandates are only now being considered by consumers as the actual implementation of the law is upon us.  As I listen to the debates of the […]

One of the most damaging accusations against Mr. Obama in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act came from his chief Lieutenant for healthcare, Kathleen Sebelius, as she tried to defend him: CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked when the President first learned about the considerable issues with the Obamacare website. Sebelius responded that it was […]

In our last update on Obamacare, we questioned whether Day One mistakes were just the technological tip of the iceberg.  The verdict is now in; Day One was just the tip of the iceberg, and now the question is only how big is the iceberg?  The simplest part of Obamacare–the website that provides the initial […]

Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity is a perfect Hollywood experience. The visuals are revelatory, and likely historic, and the director wrings from his talented movie stars compelling, temperate performances in spite of the chilly sterility of space. These strengths cannot hide the reality that Gravity is still slight and as translucent, as flimsy as the space equipment that […]

Editors Note: This post’s headline has been edited since initial publication. Channeling his inner James Madison, former President, and current raconteur, Bill Clinton said yesterday that “Constant conflict is actually often good politics, because the more you can inflame your supporters the more likely they are to show up at Election Day,” Clinton is speaking […]

Once again the “Great Fact” was brought home to me in the morning sermon at my church. The Great Fact is not popular among non-Christians and not very popular among many calling themselves Christians.  Instead autonomy and self-interest tend to rule the day.  You could also say that many in the church as well as […]

The Book Of Revelation Is Hayekian is the title of on op/ed interview published on Forbes last week. I found the transcript of the interview between Gregory Alan Thornbury (interviewee) and Jerry Bowyer (interviewer) fascinating. The section of the interview I included in this post highlights Thornbury and Bowyer playing off of one another to […]

Pope Francis continued to make surprising statements recently by suggesting that God would grant forgiveness to atheists as long as they followed their consciences. “Sin,” he said, “even for those who have no faith, is when one goes against their conscience.” Pope Francis has not maintained his predecessor’s more conservative stance on issues of faith […]