December 2000
Animal Rights
David R. Carlin presents a believable argument in the first few paragraphs of “ Rights, Animal and…
Defining Social Justice
Last year marked the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Hayek, among whose many contributions…
Peace When?
It seems that Bill Clinton won’t get that Nobel Peace Prize after all. On no issue of…
Joe Lieberman as Rorschach Test
As this issue goes to press, the result of the November election is unknown. But whatever the…
Evangelicals in the Church of Mary
“The Protestants were out at the pro“life ball,” my Catholic friend told me, with some agitation. “They…
What Jacques Barzun Believes, Maybe
The Public Square I share fully the pleasure that our reviewer, John J. Reilly, takes in Jacques…
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
As I write these words, The Holocaust Industry is causing enormous debate in British intellectual circles. It…
Sing Unto the Lord
Jon Vickers:A Hero’s Lifeby jeannie williamsnortheastern university press, 432 pages, $29.95 In opera, it’s good to be…
A Jewish Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews:Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianityby paula fredriksenknopf, 320 pages,…
The Book of Heaven: An Anthology of Writings from Ancient to Modern Times
Heaven is not simply a theological, literary, or artistic phenomenon. It is experiential: in moments of play,…
We the People: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court
That redoubtable crew, the writers who brought forth the symposium “ The End of Democracy? The Judicial…
Poetry
Water from you will quickly fill my deserted soul, which withers, until it meets with my eyes…