Christopher Buckley (son of William F.) contemplates a second Bush term: W2 is not a terribly encouraging prospect. I say this as a loyal but dispirited Republican who will probably hold his nose on election day and pull the Republican lever. Every time I contemplate voting for Kerry–and I have–I consider the consequences, chiefly among…

A resurgence of the Latin Mass appears to be underway in suburban Chicago according to this story. The Catholic rite dating from the 5th century had almost faded into oblivion after Vatican reforms in the 1960s, which included an official ban on its use. But since Pope John Paul lifted the ban in 1984, it’s…

[M]an was made to be the priest and even, in one sense, the Christ, of the animals–the mediator through whom they apprehend so much of the Divine splendour as their irrational nature allows. — C.S. Lewis

Via John Ray at Dissecting Leftism comes this surprising op-ed by former U.S. senator from Oregon Mark O. Hatfield, endorsing President Bush for re-election: I know from my service in the Senate that Saddam Hussein was an active supporter of terrorism. He used weapons of mass destruction on innocent people and left no doubt that…

Agree with him or disagree with him, Christopher Hitchens is always interesting. Here is an interview with him on his evolving politicial views: He explains that he believes the moment the left’s bankruptcy became clear was on 9/11. “The United States was attacked by theocratic fascists who represents all the most reactionary elements on earth.…

Noah Millman at Gideon’s Blog: …I was finally convinced that Bush has no idea how his agenda fits together, and that he doesn’t care. Which was very depressing for me. I know Bush is capable of tying his preferred policy mix together into a coherent bundle, because he did it in 2000. He did not…

This is from A Taste for the Other: The Social and Ethical Thought of C.S. Lewis by Gilbert Meilaender, and concerns the idea that Lewis emphasizes union with God rather than faith as the key to his theology: Faith as trust is not for Lewis the foundation stone on which to build an exposition of…

Protestantism has always had a somewhat ambiguous relationship with the Law – understood both as the natural and revealed moral law. With its emphasis on justification by grace through faith alone, Protestantism has frequently been accused by critics of lapsing into antinomianism. That is, if we are saved by grace, independently of whether we keep…

From the New York Times: It was no accident that John Kerry appeared Tuesday on “Live With Regis and Kelly” and recalled his days as a young prosecutor in a rape case. Or that he then flew from New York to Jacksonville, Fla., to promote his health care proposals. Or that on Thursday in Davenport,…

A great piece by Gene Healy on being a libertarian in D.C.