The continued costs and casualties alone should lead parents, taxpayers and indeed politicians to care.
Books
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Looking for good Christmas presents? Try these books
Every now and then, one comes across a book that seems unique. Its authors, editors and publisher are not so much meeting an already-expressed need as they are anticipating (or creating) one.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Was the English Reformation inevitable?
As a movement directed at unity and uniformity (Henry’s vision), the English Reformation was a high-stakes failure.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Jann Wenner made Rolling Stone in his image. Now he doesn’t like what he sees.
The self-described “first child of the baby boom,” Jann Wenner is not happy with a new biography.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Condoleeza Rice’s recipe for democratic success
With ‘Democracy,’ Rice has written a highly accessible book that identifies the essential building blocks of democracy.
Posted inFaith, Ideas
Are Christians really supposed to be communists? A response to David Bentley Hart
Hart argues that the New Testament condemns not only wealth but virtually all private possession.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The Ghosts of Toni Morrison: A Catholic writer confronts the legacy of slavery
This year, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon” turn 30 and 40, respectively. What role did the author’s conversion to Catholicism play in her writing?
Posted inBooks, Politics & Society
Has the United States learned its lesson after the My Lai Massacre?
This is a book about war, about inhumane acts, about personal and institutional instincts of self-preservation.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The forest was his cathedral: three new books deepen our understanding of Thoreau
Three recent books on Thoreau, prompted by the the 200th anniversary of his birth, deepen our understanding of him.
Posted inArts & Culture, Video
Liam Callanan, Writer
A profile of Liam Callanan, author and the 2017 recipient of The George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize for Excellence in Journalism, Arts & Letters.