By • Mar 21,2004

Our black-robed rulers

Sometimes irony has a way of jumping off the page and sticking red-hot pokers into your eyeballs. Take, for example, the op-ed that appeared in The New York Times on January 26,...

By • Mar 21,2004

Gaudy night: Superhero stories and our own

While the audience of the monthly, 32-page comic book continues to decline, superheroes are more popular than ever. Long-running Marvel Comics characters have powered the success of recent movie hits Spider-Man, X2 and Daredevil....

By • Mar 14,2004

Adding insult to injury

Does the electoral surprise in Spain prove that the terrorists won, or that the conservative government's interventionist policies lost?

By • Mar 14,2004

A believer’s take on The Passion

“See Mother, I make all things new.” Those seven words offer the key to understanding The Passion of the Christ. It’s not about showcasing Jewish wrongdoing, or Roman maltreatment, or gratuitous...

By • Mar 08,2004

The lords of the rings

Ring season is finally over. Men propose throughout the year, of course. But Christmas, New Year’s, and Valentine’s Day are the three most popular times. At least that’s the impression...