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Is it a surprise that Mr. Ross Douthat begins his New York Times essay of August 3, 2013 titled Return of the Jesus Wars with the titles of American movies as reference points? The Da Vinci Code, The Gospel of … Continue reading →

Mr. Brooks latest essay at the New York Times titled ‘The Neocon Revival’  is what one always expects from him. A kind of political fiction that reflects a carefully managed set of assertions and quotations, that renders the notion of … Continue reading →

To read Mr. Douthat’s essay of July 27,2013 is to encounter a comic pastiche of a philosophical commentary: on the subject of self-understanding as integral to  self-definition, confining itself to the contemporary American  Republican Party. But Mr. D. cannot resist … Continue reading →

If the summer, that has just started, has offered you scant amusements, let me offer a suggestion, read David Brooks’ essay titled  The Secular Society .  And experience an intellectual entertainment that demonstrates Mr. Brooks’ ability to trivialize and vulgarize … Continue reading →

“The Court is eager—hungry—to tell everyone its view of the legal question at the heart of this case. Standing in the way is an obstacle, a technicality of little interest to anyone but the people of We the People, who … Continue reading →

“Coverage today is based on decades-old data and eradicated practices. The formula captures States by reference to literacy tests and low voter registration and turnout in the 1960s and early 1970s. But such tests have been banned nationwide for over … Continue reading →