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by JL Wall I suppose I’m a little late to the party, but I went to see the movie last night and quite enjoyed it. This will have some (important, I suppose) plot spoilers, so beware. In fact, to stall and take up physical space so that you have time to avert your eyes if [...]
Filed under: family, media/culture
Kyle Cupp reflects on his daughter’s in utero diagnosis with anencephaly: Prior to this experience, when pondering the meaning of fatherhood, I would have thought of showing my children affection, forming their character, teaching them their parts of speech, instructing them in the faith, or playing games of all sorts. I have been able to [...]
When I wrote this post, I forgot that I had linked earlier to a post from JL’s old blog that gives an especially compelling statement of the kind of point I was trying to make: Marriage, as a political/societal tradition has at its core the truth that it is essential for society that family units [...]
Filed under: conservatism, family, marriage
“From where I sit”, reports Hannah Rosin in this diavlog, “everyone thinks you should breastfeed.” Can this possibly be right? And if so, doesn’t it say more about her seat than the societal trends she’s discussing? Here in ultra-progressive Berkeley and among our self-selecting group of friends, we’ve naturally experienced – and sometimes gone in [...]
Filed under: family, science/tech
Or at least that’s how it feels in Berkeley – it’s been in the 80s since Sunday, and with nary an air conditioner to be found we’ve got the windows and doors wide open every morning and evening to suck in the Bay breeze. Our food is in the mood, too: we had friends over [...]
As a way to expand on some of what I posted yesterday and have written before on the topic of same-sex marriage, I’m pasting below the fold an essay on the subject that I wrote for Culture11 but which, sadly, never saw the light of day. I’m not at all sure that I endorse wholeheartedly [...]
Filed under: family, government/law, marriage, religion
There’s a lot that I’d like to say about Rod Dreher’s latest missive in the same-sex marriage discussion, but I’m strapped for time and so will confine myself just to one point. I agree with Alasdair MacIntyre, and so also with Rod, that modern liberalism lacks a certain sort of moral foundation, and that this [...]
Filed under: conservatism, family, marriage, morality, philosophy
That’s where we’re headed for the weekend, as Jack has been happy to inform anyone within earshot for the past week or so. (“Fish”, he answers, when asked what he’s going to do there.) We’ll be gone from Friday to Sunday, and in the meantime things will be dim indeed. After that, however, the regular [...]
So Jack turns two today, and in honor of the occasion we got him one of these: The basic concept, for those of you who haven’t encountered these things before, is simple: the absence of pedals means that kids can learn to walk and shuffle and – in time; we’re certainly not there yet – [...]