Publications

Emperor’s New Clothes, The

James Bowman

The Emperor’s New Clothes, adapted from the novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys and directed by Alan Taylor…

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Sunshine State

James Bowman

Sunshine State is a typical John Sayles film. That is to say, it is an eat-your-vegetables movie, a movie that…

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The Summer Game: A Memoir

George Weigel

When I shed this mortal coil it may surprise St. Peter, on examining my file, to discover that I was…

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Syndicated Column / June 19, 2002

Killing Hussein Is Too Extreme

Ernest W. Lefever

President Bush has repeatedly asserted that Iraq’s Saddam Hussein must be “removed, by force if necessary.” Many options short of…

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The Los Angeles Times / June 17, 2002

Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The

James Bowman

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, which is adapted by Jeff Stockwell and Michael Petroni from the novel by the…

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The "Mystery of Evil"

George Weigel

In his Holy Thursday letter to priests, Pope John Paul II described clergy sexual abuse as an expression of the…

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Syndicated Column / June 12, 2002

Lady and the Duke, The (L’anglaise et le duc)

James Bowman

The last line of the New York Times’s review of Eric Rohmer’s L’anglaise et le duc (The Lady and the…

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Cherish

James Bowman

Pascal said that all human trouble comes from the inability of a man to sit alone at rest in a…

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Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, The

James Bowman

The children sit in a circle under the full moon, having snuck out of the house in the middle of…

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What Must Be Done In Dallas

George Weigel

Expectations for the bishops’ meeting in Dallas in mid-June have gone over the top. More journalists have applied for credentials…

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Syndicated Column / June 5, 2002

Nuclear Saber-Rattling Helps Blow Off Steam

Ernest W. Lefever

Strange as it may seem, a little nuclear saber-rattling over the Kashmir conflict may be a good thing. During the…

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The Los Angeles Times / June 4, 2002

"Our Posthuman Future"

Michael Cromartie

A new book by Francis Fukuyama is always an event. That has been true since the publication of his essay…

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Books & Culture / June 1, 2002