Friendship in Foreign Policy
Both realists and idealists should cast off cold neutrality and take up friendship’s warm embrace.
Religion, Journalism, and the New American Orthodoxy
In an address delivered today before the Religion Newswriters Association, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver commended America’s journalists of religion and challenged them to approach their important work with integrity, fairness, and humility.
Killing the Extremist Idea that Threatens America: Counter Fear with Freedom
We must oppose violent extremists in part by promoting freedom of religion, both at home and abroad. Part two of two.
Killing the Extremist Idea that Threatens America: The Misalliance of Muslims and Secularists
The deepening relationship between American Muslims and secular liberals ignores fundamental issues of faith and freedom. Part one of two.
Women, Abortion, and the Brain
Women are hard-wired for relationships—and a woman’s relationship to her baby is one of the most powerful of all, whether she realizes it or not. The hard-wiring of the brain may explain many women’s disturbing post-abortion feelings.
The Sources of Liberal Intolerance
Liberal intolerance is rooted in a secular disregard for the dignity of individuals, coupled with the veneration of Progress and the belief that liberal ideologies can’t win in public debate.
Inflammatory Disrespect
The reason to respect others’ religious beliefs is not the fear that they might attack us, but rather the minimum demands of decency. This standard should apply to all religious groups.
Distracted by the Mosque
The controversy over the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” cannot be understood apart from the history of other communities and their struggles to overcome religious intolerance. And no one should exploit such fears for quick partisan gain.
The Obama Administration and the Treatment of Human Embryos
An Executive Summary of the Statement of the First Annual Neuhaus Colloquium.
Fiat Money and Public Debt
The government’s ability to print money at will is a nearly unquestioned feature of today’s economic order, but recent crises have highlighted its hazards.
Stephen Hawking’s Creation Confusion
Scientists have begun to doubt whether there was a “Big Bang.” But in claiming that this disproves the existence of a Creator, they confuse temporal beginnings with origins.
The Mosque’s Lesson on Loyalty
It is natural and good to have loyalty and love for one’s own.
The Moral Impossibility of Ignoring Fanatics
A review of The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal.
