3 May AD 2024

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THURSDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Obama and the Burden of History – Myron Magnet, City Journal

Sifting Through the Wreckage – George Weigel

More Perils of the Nanny State – Via Meadia

Heresy in the Legal Academy – David Bernstein, Volokh

Reading The Great Books in the Midst of the Media Ruins – Christian Humanist

The Freedom to Fail* – Rebecca Frech, The American Catholic

What (Else) the Exit Polls Tell Us – Joseph Knippenberg, First Thoughts

A Constitutional Moment. Sometime? – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

The One “Bailout” Local Governments Can Afford – Steven Malanga, City Journal

Chief Justice Ockham – Edward Feser

Temptations for Classical Christian Education – Brian Douglas, On the Square

The Coming Age of Austerity – TIC

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The Kindest Cuts – Alberto Alesina, City Journal

Soda Wars Spread to California – Via Meadia

Obama’s Quota Quest – Gratz & Johnson, City Journal

Let’s Actually Get Real About Abortion – Michael New, First Thoughts

Thoughts on the Present Discontents – Darrin Moore

Till We Contemplate Faces – David Conway, Liberty Law Blog

More on the Christian View of the Family – Peter Lawler, PoMoCon

Freedom, Gratitude, and Ideology – Tim Kelleher, First Thoughts

The Barclays Center’s Media Enabler – Norman Oder, City Journal

The Owl of Minerva Spreads its Wings at Dusk – Maverick Philosopher

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Pope Congratulates Obama, Stresses Freedom and Justice – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register

Cardinal Dolan’s Letter to Obama – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

Cardinal Dolan Having a Good Time with President Obama – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

A Mother’s Promise to the Nation – Stacy Trasancos PhD, The American Catholic

50%-48% – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

What the Unthinkable Means – Jill Stanek, LifeSiteNews

Why Assisted Suicide Lost in MA – Wesley J. Smith, First Things/First Thoughts

The Obama Realignment – Ross Douthat, New York Times

Who Voted, and Why It Matters – Joseph Knippenberg, First Things/First Thoughts

Jesus Sums Up Politics – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

What Happens to Political Traditionalists Now? – Rod Dreher

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WEDNESDAY MORNING GOD & CAESAR EDITION

2004 and 2012 – Neo-Neocon

Is it Time to Abandon Social Issues? – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

How Little we have Lost – Bruce Frohnen

Victory of the Demagogue –  Hyatt Seligman, American Thinker

Voting: A Matter of Prudential Judgment – Winston Elliott III

Good News: Racism Declining in America – Via Meadia

The Death of Ordinary Decency – James Lewis, American Thinker

The Fall of Rome – Winston Elliott III

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Black Man Yells: Wake Up, White Obama Sympathizers! – Lloyd Marcus, Amrcn Thinker

Ten Conservative Principles – Russell Kirk

Offices Executive and Divine – Elizabeth Scalia, First Things/On the Square

An Open Letter to Defenders of the Unitary Executive – Seth Tillman, Originalism Blog

Life in the ‘Kingdom of Whatever’ – Abp. Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap, Public Discourse

The $6 Billion Question – Mary Leary, Mirror of Justice

Abortion Coverage at the New York Times – Jon Shields, First Things/On the Square

The Line from Runnymede to Philadelphia – John Barnes

The U.S. Election is a Referendum on Civilization – Daren Jonescu, American Thinker

Musing on Voting, Polling, and Elections – James R. Rogers, First Things/On the Square

Ten Reasons Not to Vote Democrat – Maverick Philosopher

Complete Coverage of  the Election from a Catholic Perspective – The American Cthlc

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

There Is No Gay Rights Movement – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

A Lesson on Election Principles from the Left – Rome Locuta Est

Paul Ryan Addresses the Needs of the Poor in America – Dr. Susan Berry, Breitbart

How Barack Obama Betrayed the Civil Rights Movement – Tim Drake, NC Register

Hell Freezes Over: Newsday Endorses Romney – Donald McClarey, The American Catholic

Is President Obama Fit for Duty? – Marcus Allen Steele

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Economic Uncertainty and Institutions – Michael Greve, Liberty Law Blog

The Best Campaign Speech Never Heard – Bradley Birzer

On Angels and Demons – Selwyn Duke, American Thinker

Media blackout of black Chicago protesters – Anne Sorock, Legal Insurrection

What Does Abortion Have to Do with Religion? – Maverick Philosopher

Dear Gov. Romney. . . – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia

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SATURDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Catholic Reflections on the Endgame of 2012  – George Weigel, NRO

The Argentina Scenario – Jay Hallen, City Journal

End-of-life discussions – Boston Globe

The Merit of Limiting Evil – Steve Skojec, Catholic Vote

Black Pro-Lifers Stand Up for the Unborn – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register

32-0 and Counting – Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

Asceticism – Maverick Philosopher

In 2012, Who Is for Hope and Change? – Patrick Buchanan, The Imaginative Conservative

How Ideology Is Killing Education – Bruce Price, American Thinker

The State of the Race: Delphic, With a Lean to Obama – Via Meadia

We are Made for Cooperation – Russell Kirk, The Imaginative Conservative

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Catholics Turn on the One – Joel Pollak, Breitbart

Andrew Sullivan Attacks Left-Wing Intolerance – Via Meadia

On Absurdity – Michael Ramsey, The Originalism Blog

Newman on Veneration of Sacred Images – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

The Jobs Report and Conventional Wisdom – Via Meadia

Will the Elections be Delayed? – Stacy Trasancos, American Catholic

A Question for the Defenders of Anti-Gouging Laws – Steve Horwitz, BHL

Of Bees and Boys – Allen Mendenhall, Front Porch Republic

California, Here We Stay– Victor Davis Hansen, City Journal

Hurricane Sandy and the Perils of Nanny State Governance – Via Meadia

On the Constitutionality of Affirmative Action – Mike Rappaport, Liberty Law Blog

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FRIDAY MORNING GOD & CAESAR EDITION

Catholic Business Protected Against Free Birth Control Rule – Wesley Smith, NRO

Obama’s Doom and Gloom – Michael Knox Beran, City Journal

Wisdom in the Wake of Liberté – Jeffrey Smith, On the Square

Free Speech, the Supreme Court, and Neutral Principles – William Haun, Public Discourse

Libyan Revelations: Gross Incompetence or Worse – Donald McClarey, American Catholoc

The Well-Ordered House – Ralph Ancil, The Imaginative Conservative

Brilliant Theater In Service of a Distortion – Tom Gilson, First Thoughts

A Frank Conversation about Race – Mark Hendrickson, American Thinker

Our Dangerous Obsession with ‘Health’ – Wesley Smith, On the Square

Ray Bradbury – Ralph Woods, The Imaginative Conservative

Judges and Elections – A Response to Sheila Kennedy – Sardonicus, Sardonic Ex Curia

Extracurricular Activities – Charles Johnson, City Journal

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THURSDAY GOD & CAESAR EDITION

A Statement of the Pennsylvania Catholic Bishops – First Things/On the Square

Russell Kirk as a Political Theorist – John East, The Imaginative Conservative

Are Blacks Labeled Felons to Keep Them from Voting? – Maverick Philosopher

Self-Healing Concrete and Other 21st-Century Miracles – Via Meadia

Sinatra’s Epitaph – Maverick Philosopher

Taxed for Wearing Their Heads – Anthony Esolen, Public Discourse

How the President Galvanized the Evangelical Vote – Kate Pitrone, PoMoCon

Unpopular Vote – Gary Gregg, The Imaginative Conservative

Why a Typical Honest Russian Immigrant Hates Obama – Allen Axelrod, American Thinker

Election 2012: One Last Argument for Mitt – Bonchamps, The American Catholic

The Christian Conscience and the Common Good – Leroy Huizenga, On the Square

Speaking Prudence to Power – Greg Weiner, Liberty Law Blog

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GOD & CAESAR EDITION

America Discovers the Republicans – J.T. Hatter, American Thinker

Cato Scholar Asks: Why Not Leave the Subways to Rot? – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

The Vindication of Mark Regnerus – Matthew Franck, Public Discourse

Civil Rights Movement Ends with a Whimper – Joel Engel, Legal Insurrection

A New Pious Practice: Designing Your Own Bible – Matthew Schmitz, First Thoughts

The Wall Street Journal on Abbot Suger and Sacred Art – Shawn Tribe, NLM

Ray Bradbury’s From the Dust Returned – Robert Woods, Christian Humanist

Visionary Statesman or Perennial Golfer? – B. Birzer, Imaginative Conservative

What’s Paleo About Evangelicalism? – Darryl Hart, Front Porch Republic

Cheating As a Human Right – Mark Movsesian, First Thoughts

The Miscalculation of the American Left – Steve McCann, American Thinker

This Can’t Last – Theodore Dalrymple, Liberty Law Blog

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