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| On the Death, and Aging, of Princes |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| Cardinal Bernardin Gantin's self-effacing humility paved the way for Cardinal Ratzinger, as his replacement as Dean of the College of Cardinals, to preside over the general congregations of |
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| Appeasing Iran |
| The Gathering Storm, July 22, 2008 |
| By Rick Santorum |
| Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| In a disappointing and abrupt reversal of policy, the Bush Administration dispatched Undersecretary of State William Burns to join envoys from France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China, to meet |
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| An Affair to Remember |
| Introductory Remarks |
| By James Bowman |
| Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| Character is of course what keeps Alec and Laura from consummating their passion, and I think it is not possible to understand the film without understanding that this is meant to be a good thing. |
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| June |
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| A Life Worth Living |
| By Christine Rosen |
| Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| Harriet McBryde Johnson forced us to look at disability in a different way -- not as something that we should seek to eradicate, but as something that is integral to the human condition, a |
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| The Presumptions of a Pastoral Letter |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| The farther the 1980s recede into the historical rear-view mirror, the less The Challenge of Peace looks like an insightful analysis of the political dynamics of that dramatic decade. It is |
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| Dobson vs. Obama |
| By Peter Wehner |
| Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| There are certainly reasons for evangelicals to have concerns about Barack Obama -- based on his extreme views on abortion, judicial nominees, Iraq and other issues. But critics of Obama have an |
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| Remembering the Greatest |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
| I've had the "sports disease" since 1957, which is as far as my sports memory takes me. By the end of 1958, though, I was completely hooked, the bait having been merely the greatest pro |
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| May |
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| Navy SEAL, "Martyr of Charity?" |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Friday, May 30, 2008 |
| No one knows whether, in the split-second of his decision, Michael Monsoor thought himself called to the martyrdom of charity; like most Catholics, he'd probably never heard the term. But |
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| April |
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| Defining Definitions Down |
| By James Bowman |
| Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| In 1976, the British Marxist critic Raymond Williams published Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. It was a work of genuine scholarship, tracing the semantic histories of certain |
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| March |
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| The McBrien Prize |
| And the winner is... |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 |
| Americans interested in hearing what the pope actually has to say about the United States and its role in the world, and about the deeper issues of world politics, should pay particularly close |
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| One-Day Democrats: A Bad Idea |
| By Rick Santorum |
| Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 |
| The results are in. Democratic registration numbers have surged to a record four million, and an equally impressive record of an 800,000-vote advantage over Republicans in the state. Have things |
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| February |
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| Farewell WFB |
| By Peter Wehner |
| Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| There will be many people who knew Bill Buckley far better than I who will attest to his personal kindness and grace over the years. And many people will pour forth with testimonies about Mr. |
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| Liebe Europäer |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| In a recent article in Die Zeit, former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt confessed that he wants to "love America again." He listed 10 conditions for a lovers' |
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| January |
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| Original Sin |
| Why Giuliani 2008 collapsed. |
| By Stanley Kurtz |
| Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
| How can we explain Rudy Giuliani's remarkable fall from the top in this year's Republican race? The answer is clear: Giuliani refused to meet social conservatives even half-way. |
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| Anonymity and Remembrance in Berlin |
| By George Weigel |
| Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| I'd not been in Berlin since 1987 -- before the Wall came tumbling down -- so I eagerly accepted an invitation to speak at an international conference there this past November. The change is |
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| Religion and the Media |
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Faith Angle Conference -- May 2008
EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated a series of discussions in May at the semi-annual Faith Angle Conference sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and held in Key West, Florida. Transcripts of the informative talks are now available online.
 American Evangelicalism: New Leaders, New Faces, New Issues -- D. Michael Lindsay, author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, describes eight fallacies or misconceptions he held as he began his book.
Religious Voters in the 2008 Election: What It Means for Democrats, Republicans -- William A. Galston, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and an assistant for domestic policy in the Clinton administration, discusses the importance of the Catholic vote in 2008. How Our Brains are Wired for Belief -- What does brain science add to age-old debates about the existence of God and the value of religion? Can political parties and religious groups use scientific insights to influence the beliefs of others? Dr. Andrew Newberg and Mr. David Brooks raise these questions and share their insights with journalists.
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