British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
Yesterday marked the twenty-second anniversary of the deadly terror attacks on September 11, 2001, a day that started like any other but quickly became the deadliest day our nation has…
Given this understanding, Gov. Roy Cooper's remarks at his press briefing April 6 were all the more bizarre.
James Meigs shares with Commentary magazine readers an interesting take on today’s political arguments. There is another style of argument, one that doesn’t trouble itself with pesky facts at all.…
Heather Wilhelm explains at National Review Online why it might be a good idea to steer clear of social media. Odds are, you’re kind of addicted to social media, whether…
David French of National Review Online probes mountains of misinformation that help inform college campus intolerance. If there is one constant in the battles over free speech on campus, it’s…
“For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The…
“We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement and where everyone has a grievance.” C.S. Lewis
Is the suspense killing you? Last week, Asheville City Council members deferred discussion and adoption of their Strategic Operating Plan. Now, they are scheduled to unveil it this evening before…
My newsletter today uses the occasion of a new Mercatus paper on to discuss regulatory accumulation, regulatory reciprocity, and (presumably because of my background in literature and economics) a C.S.…
David Theroux, president of the Independent Institute in California, discusses C.S. Lewis’ views on liberty in “C.S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism.” I also recommend that…
George, your post reminds me of this quote from C.S. Lewis: Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It…
In his weekly column today Marvin Olasky discusses the ever-diminishing practice of accepting personal responsibility (here’s Exhibit A), and recalls a warning sounded by C.S. Lewis in 1944 to university…