[Reblogged at The Josias.]

The excellent journal American Affairs, which from its very first issue has consistently delivered content of the highest quality to its readers, now publishes an essay on The Eclipse of Catholic Fusionism, by Kevin Gallagher. It is an account of the rise and fall of «fusionism», the alliance of convenience between the disciples of right-wing liberalism and those who sought to defend the moral law of the Church. This settlement, through which Catholics sought to make their mark on politics, reached its highest degree of influence in the Bush II era and into the early years of Obama’s first term. Needless to say, it was a complete political failure. Continue reading →

En respuesta a una pregunta sobre si añoraba la Europa prehitleriana, y si acaso, qué le quedaba de ella, la exiliada Hannah Arendt le dijo a un periodista en 1964: «queda la lengua».

La materna, esto es. Continue reading →