In Rome, the Rev. John Wauck muses on what excellent opportunities a better writer than Dan Brown would’ve exploited: In the nave of the Church of St. Mary Magdalen there are six statues – all women, each representing a different feminine attribute: lacrimabilis, simplex, verecunda, humilis, fidelis and … secreta. I thought to myself: how… Continue reading

With characteristic good humor, Ed Brayton asks: “When did Pat [Buchanan] turn into the Church Lady from Saturday Night Live?” About 15 years ago, in my opinion….

Still more conservatives are waking up to the fraudulence of ‘Intelligent Design’. If the collapse of ID represents a defeat for the Religious Right, it has been something of a relief for many nonreligious conservatives, who have wanted nothing more than for the issue to go away. Charles Krauthammer, for instance, complained that the Dover… Continue reading

Ed Brayton illustrates why “honest” is not exactly the first word one thinks of to describe the antics of Discovery Institute founder Bruce Chapman. Update: especially given the obvious phoniness of stunts like this.

Have the Yankees become the Welfare State of Major League Baseball? I’m watching the (fun!) game last night between the Yanks and the Sox, and I notice that almost every coach working for Joe Torre (Pena at first, Kerrigan in the Bullpen, etc.) is a former team manager who was recently fired. (Hey–why didn’t Steinbrenner… Continue reading