Yves R. Simon: A Thomist looks at a Divisive Invasion
The Ethiopian Campaign and French Political Thought. Yves R. Simon with Anthony O. Simon, ed., and Robert Royal, trans. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press,…
John: A Novel
John: A Novel. Niall Williams. New York: Bloomsbury USA. 2008. "The question came to me out of the blue," Irish writer Niall Williams writes. "What was…
Voegelin on the Christian Imperium in the Middle Ages (Part I)
A Preliminary: Voegelin's "Political Ideas" In the introduction to the History of Political Ideas, Voegelin writes, "the function proper of order is the creation of a shelter…
The American Welfare State: How Ideology Ruins Responsibility
Never Enough: America's Limitless Welfare State. William Voegeli. New York: Encounter Press, 2010. In fiscal year 2010, the United States federal government ran a deficit of…
Voegelin at Baton Rouge (Part II)
Q. When Voegelin lived in Baton Rouge he was ill a couple of times, too, wasn't he? jo scurria: I'll never forget it. He had serious colon…
Voegelin at Baton Rouge (Part I)
LISSY VOEGELIN: After we arrived from Europe, we were in New York for two days. PAUL CARINGELLA: They arrived in New York, and just as they got…
Grounded in Compassionate Love: Aristotle, Lonergan, and Nussbaum
Love and Objectivity in Virtue Ethics: Aristotle, Lonergan, and Nussbaum on Emotions and Moral Insight. Robert J. Fitterer. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Reviewing books…
Havers Replies to Lincoln Review
Professor Glenn Moots concludes his review on the critical note that my study of Lincoln’s usage of Christian charity will be valued only by readers who need…
Thomas More and Murderous Idealism
Nevertheless, with all due allowance for More's critical intentions and personal reservations, there remains, as in the case of his other institutional devices [as set forth in…