Publications

The "Truce of 1968," Once Again

George Weigel

In 1968, Cardinal Patrick O’Boyle of Washington, D.C., disciplined nineteen priests who had publicly dissented from Pope Paul VI’s teaching…

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Syndicated Column / April 26, 2006

United 93

James Bowman

I didn’t look forward to seeing Paul Greengrass’s United 93. Those who called out “Too soon!” when the trailer was…

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The American Spectator / May 3, 2006

Europe's Two Culture Wars

Peter Wehner

There are two interrelated culture wars that beset Western Europe today. The first of these wars is a sharper form…

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Commentary / May 4, 2006

The Da Vinci Code Opportunity

George Weigel

I was on the road a lot during Lent. And from sea to shining sea, nary an airport bookstore was…

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Syndicated Column / April 19, 2006

Celling Spin

Eric Cohen

For connoisseurs of stem-cell spin, recent weeks have offered a feast. In its April 2006 issue, the journal Nature Biotechnology…

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National Review Online / May 3, 2006

A Public Disservice

Edward Whelan

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday morning on President Bush’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the D.C….

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National Review Online / May 3, 2006

A Clone’s Lament

James Bowman

Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, the dystopian Never Let Me Go, portrays the inner world of clones created for the medical…

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/ May 1, 2006

Our Conduct in War

Ernest W. Lefever

Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan. By A.C.Grayling….

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The Washington Times / April 30, 2006

Remarks by George Weigel

George Weigel

On April 20, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Kazimierz Ujazdowski, presented…

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Syndicated Column / May 1, 2006

Biotechnology and the Spirit of Capitalism

Eric Cohen

The moral meaning of capitalism has vexed us for centuries, and the age of biotechnology has only added to the…

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Honor

James Bowman

From the earliest records of human civilization until the dawn of the 20th century, and in widely separated cultures throughout the world, the history of honor was inseparable from the history of mankind. Today, it is still essential to an understanding of the Islamic cultures of the Middle East and the sense of grievance they often foster against the West, and especially the United States. But in the West itself, honor has been disregarded or actively despised for three quarters of a century at least.

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George Weigel Receives Poland's Highest Honor

George Weigel

On April 20, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Kazimierz Ujazdowski, presented…

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Syndicated Column / April 26, 2006