nbsp Hidden within a parenthesis deep in Matt Bai s profile of Newt Gingrich in last week s New York Times Magazine was the following bit of news A Baptist since graduate school Gingrich said he will soon convert to Catholicism his wife rsquo s faith Read it here nbsp
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
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Salman Rushdie, Giordano Bruno and religious intolerance
May we hope that all faiths can forever put behind them the use of censorship or violence against writers in the defense of religion.
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Cold Warrior: America’s battle against Joe McCarthy
The truth behind Robert C. Hartnett, S.J.’s ongoing battle with McCarthy is that in an era when attacking McCarthy was professional suicide, Hartnett did so repeatedly.
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A Poetic Moment
Robert Harrison is a Stanford-based radio personality who hosts a weekly program Entitled Opinions on the life of the mind nbsp Some recent guests on Entitled Opinions have been famous intellectuals and leaders nbsp including Rene Girard and Google s Vinton Cerf Yesterday December 2 Ha
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The Manner Is Extraordinary: The life of John LaFarge
John LaFarge: a famous pioneer in the field of interracial justice and an editor of America for 37 years.
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A Classroom of the Heart: The surprising lessons of a summer spent playing ultimate frisbee
What I learned playing ultimate frisbee
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Your Computer Is Making You Stupid
This essay from the Chronicle of Higher Education by Mark Bauerlein is more evidence for what I already suspected reading on a computer screen makes me stupid nbsp Or more exactly trying to read dense extended arguments on a computer screen results in an entirely different kind of comprehensio
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A Bold New Direction: Richard H. Tierney and America’s foray into politics
Richard H. Tierney and America‘s foray into politics
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Of Many Things
In California, earthquakes are a subject of humor and nostalgia as much as terror