All in the family Sheila April 19, 2008 AP Photo To begin, see the post below. Those were the opening remarks, in French, of Pope Benedict before the Read More
Father speaks to the family Sheila April 19, 2008 Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, took to the floor of the UN General Assembly Friday Read More
Remember where you started Sheila April 11, 2008 That will likely be the message Pope Benedict XVI gives to the United Nations General Assembly next week, given this 60Read More
China’s most visible problem Sheila April 10, 2008 …is only the tip of the iceberg. What lies beneath is massive repression and unrest. The Olympic torch’s “harmonious Read More
NOW they’re interested in China Sheila April 9, 2008 They’re late to the Games. I am amazed at the sudden burst of attention to the abuses the Chinese Read More
Speech police cast a long shadow Sheila April 1, 2008 These stories hardly seem possible, but they’re happening. Hate crimes legislation is creeping into more places and threatening basic, Read More
The first Olympic competition: Confusion vs. Order Sheila March 29, 2008 Who’s sowing confusion in China and Tibet? A melee in Tibet’s capital appeared to have been sparked by Read More
‘The most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique in Sheila March 25, 2008 That’s how The American Prospect magazine refers to The Obama Doctrine, which is based on a very good concept Read More
The tail wagging the dog Sheila March 21, 2008 Provided, China is somehow the tail. China might bar live television broadcasts from Tiananmen Square during the Beijing Olympics, apparently Read More
Orthodox Neo-Confucianism and Liberal Fascism Sheila March 21, 2008 How are the two related, for goodness sake?! Kevin Williamson explains, in his own way, over at NRO. Every time Read More