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Jbird, I'm going to be as clear, respectful, and succinct as possible so there is no confusion. My position is that religion needs to stay away from government. My position is that you don't set public policy based on religious precepts....
Subscribe to this post comment rss or trackback url Comment Moderation is Active, so if your comment doesn't show up immediately, please don't submit it again. # 1 qsabe said, on August 21st, 2008 at 8:05 am Just another...
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Earlier this week
An excerpt from my review in the print edition of The American Conservative (subscribe here). No American did more to resuscitate Evelyn Waugh's reputation than the late William F. Buckley. By Waugh's death in Mod 1966, the reactionary...
Since when do the rights of teetotalers supersede those of the majority of adults who drink responsibly? I can understand the frustration of the Cays homeowners – they live across the road from the very last public beach in San Diego that...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Buckley, Conservatives and Race: I think it's worth reading William Vogeli's piece, "Civil Rights and the Conservative Movement," which, to my mind, is the most thorough article I've read on the Right and African-Americans, from...
If the Obama and McCain nominations mean anything, they mean that the public has tired of the harsh, divisive rhetoric of the Bush years and a return to high-minded civility. Adam Bellows for World Affairs Journal. My office in New York is right...
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