We have to talk about the trans issue. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appeared on several leading Sunday morning news programs this past weekend, and we need t...
Every generation has its own formative moments. In just a few generations, the prominent memories shifted from “Remember the Alamo” to “Remember Pearl...
For decades now, leading American conservatives have accused the political left of being soft on crime. This charge against the political left in the ...
Committee hearings and meetings of the U.S. Senate are often routine and uneventful, but one hearing this week turned into something truly consequenti...
While there are very real concerns about what unbelievers do with the celebration of Christ's resurrection, commonly (and regrettably) known as Easter, the more pressing concern is what Christians often do with the celebration. David Nelson, Senior ...
The media frenzy about the manuscript now known as the "Gospel of Judas" has taken a strange and interesting turn. It seems that the patrons of the project, including the National Geographic Society, may not have told the whole story about how the m ...
As I argued in my commentary published yesterday, "Deciphering The Da Vinci Code," much of the appeal of the book has to do with the conspiracy theory that lies at its heart. Conspiracy fiction sells, as do efforts to prove great conspiracies behind ...
I disagree with Bishop N. T. Wright on a number of issues, ranging from the so-called "New Perspective" on Paul to the role of women in the church. Nevertheless, when he is right (and in defending such doctrines as the resurrection of Christ, he oft ...
The New York Times picks up on the resurgence of concern that families should -- get this -- eat a daily meal together. "People are really starting to understand that this is an important thing," said Richard D. Mulieri, a spokesman for the National ...
Debora L. Spar, a professor at the Harvard Business School, has emerged as one the the most influential libertarian enthusiasts for the new reproductive technologies. Her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commer ...
Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times reviews two recent performaces of Bach's "passions" -- the presentations of "St. Matthew Passion" by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and of the "St. John Passion" by the choir of Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Aven ...
The National Geographic Channel's special on "The Gospel of Judas" represents the most extensive television coverage of this news item, but don't assume that the story will go away any time soon. The barrage of news coverage has ranged from the respo ...
My commentary for today concerns Hugh Hefner and his 80th birthday, which he marked on Sunday. As I argue there, few individuals have made such an impact on their times. Hugh Hefner is the perfect parable of the pornographic lie -- that the good life ...
The Washington Post reported Thursday that "Israeli and U.S. scientists have come up with a scientific explanation of how Jesus could have walked on water." Ready for this? Their answer: It was actually floating ice. The scientists acknowledge that ...