A Little Lesson in Comparative Religion
The following incident actually happened in one of my classes at Boston College. For purposes of inclusion in my forthcoming…
Coincidentally: A Nation Mourns
Adolf Frederick V, grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was born during the presidency of James Knox Polk, who was born in…
Coincidentally: Old Boney
A reflection of Mark Twain abides: “How often we recall with regret that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor…
Coincidentally: Medicine on the March
Among the benefactions of gruel wars has been the promotion of medical science. The Hyksos invasion of Egypt advertised the…
Coincidentally: A More Delightful Vision
Would anyone like a sure-fire formula for a Broadway hit? I think this fits the bill: a one-act play in…
Coincidentally: When the Curtain Falls
Sages have observed that while the public scene is afflicted with countless personalities who are false tinsel, only in Hollywood…
Telling the Truth
“A lying mouth destroys the soul” (Wis. 1:11). Lying has become a governing etiquette in an age that has abandoned…
Coincidentally: Taking Flight
In a recent motion picture, computer technology shows the monster Godzilla toppling the Chrysler Building onto my bedroom. Special effects…
Coincidentally: The Madness of Many
Your scrivener writes these words with caution, for he is well aware of the power of coincidences to drive men…
Speaking Well of the Dead
On July 29, 1997, a representative philosophe of our abortion culture, retired Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, was lavishly eulogized in St….
Fanatics of Love: A Defense of Fanaticism
“Fanatic” is now modern society’s supreme insult—especially when combined with “religious.” The other new F-word is “fundamentalist.” When the federal…
Coincidentally: Speaking of Wales
The Editor of this journal has asked me to write columns on matters of insignificance, as a respite from so…
The Problem of Pain: Why Was God AWOL During the Holocaust?
“Pain is the only evil I know,” says the worldly Doctor Core to the priest in Walter M. Miller, Jr.’s…
The Cybernetics of Liberalism
Cybernetics (basically, the science of the brain qua computer) explains much more than we realized. They used to think schizophrenia…
Post / Civic Life / Culture
How to Win the Culture War
To win any war, the three most necessary things to know are (1) that you are at war, (2) who…
World Over – 2019-09-05 – Philip Lawler with Raymond Arroyo
by Phil Lawler
Check out last night’s World Over with Raymond Arroyo and the Center’s Phil Lawler.
Libraries and the Culture Wars | President Fahey
Here is the video of a lecture by Dr. William Fahey on Libraries and the Culture Wars. The lecture is…
Libraries and the Culture Wars | Dr. William Fahey
Here is the audio of a lecture by Dr. William Fahey on Libraries and the Culture Wars. The lecture is…
Coincidentally: East Meets West
Anglo-Sino-Jewish connections form a triangle that dismays only those who sniff conspiracies in the Trilateral Commission and the fluoridation of…
World Over – 2019-06-13 – Full Episode with Raymond Arroyo
by Phil Lawler
Check out last night’s World Over with Raymond Arroyo and the Center’s Phil Lawler.
