Commentary Roundups
Palestinian Christians, Javier Milei (& other stories)
A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.
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The always-brilliant Mary Harrington examines the challenge technology poses to conservatism: “Imago DEI.”
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Read at your own discretion—but this story is another important reminder of what Katy Faust and Stacy Manning write about in their book Them Before Us, on the dangers of the buying and selling of children: “Gay couple who showed off picture-perfect family gets 100 years in prison for horrific rape of adopted sons.”
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This is rare good news—but what’s crazy about it is that we’re talking about a Catholic high school here: “GTA school board upholds policy that prohibits flying the Pride flag.”
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Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, tells it like it is at Davos. This is the second time he’s done this.
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The US Supreme Court looks set to uphold age verification laws from porn sites. From The Atlantic: “The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End.”
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When a celebrity claims to embrace Christianity, set your watch to it (think of Kanye West). Here’s Russel Brand, right on schedule.
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First Things has an excellent report that is both nuanced and enlightening on the plight of Catholics in Gaza and the Middle East: “The Patriarch and the Palestinians.” I really encourage you to read it, if you’re wondering how the current war against Hamas has impacted Christians.
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More soon.
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