Asides

August 22, 2011

From Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Young University Professors: "Where will young people encounter those reference points in a society…

August 19, 2011

McDowell County in North Carolina suffered an unemployment rate of 14.8% in 2009 (over 4% higher than the national rate).…

August 18, 2011

Say what you will about Ron Paul, Fox News' failure to say anything about the candidate is curious and gives…

August 18, 2011

Robert T. Miller and I discuss two opposed views of Catholic Social Teaching as it relates to economics in this…

August 18, 2011

"Good Morning America" has named Sleeping Bear Dunes, along the Lake Michigan shore, its "most beautiful place" in America. I…

August 17, 2011

Many readers will be interested in a highly critical review of the Coen Brothers' remake of True Grit that has…

August 12, 2011

A story from the Chicago Tribune tells of an enterprising mother named Kris Swanberg, who runs a wildly successful ice…

August 10, 2011

Devon, PA.  I am pleased to report that FPR will once again hold a roundtable discussion at the Notre Dame…

August 9, 2011

Looting as the psycho-spiritual symbol of the welfare age: "But it’s more than childish destructiveness motivating the rioters. At a…

August 8, 2011

I'm not even sure how to comment on this story. I have written previously on how modern golf course design…

August 4, 2011

Peter has already mentioned the short-course being offered on Confederational Political Thought. Porchers and fellow-travelers might also be interested in…

August 2, 2011

While I do not regard myself as a "tea-partier" (indeed, I'm not even sure I know what one is), my…