Paper Clippings The Blog of The Crossroads Cultural Center

Paper Clippings, more than a classical blog, is a service providing valuable reading material in order to help readers reach a judgment about current affairs. Comments and discussion are more than welcome.

Tuesday
May262015

We are sick

Maggie Gallagher on the epidemics of teen suicides in Palo Alto.
Friday
May222015

The new elite

It is interesting to compare these two columns by Brendan O'Neill and John Waters.
Thursday
May142015

A crisis of attention

An interview with Matthew Crawford.
Tuesday
May122015

An unexpected victory?

The Chronicle of Higher Education on the Inklings.
Saturday
May092015

End of social-democracy

Brendan O'Neill on the elections in the UK. The process seems to be the following: a) the left embraces technocracy and makes itself the representative of urban liberals; b) the right, which was already technocratic, drops any pretensions of defending traditional values; c) the left loses, since it is now identical to the right (while insincerely claiming to be different) and urban liberals are not enough to win elections.
Friday
May082015

Ask fundamental questions

An article by Michael Hanby.
Thursday
May072015

That strange thing

Ron Srigley points out that one should look at one's humanity to understand the problem with the humanities.
Monday
May042015

Out of order

Davis Brooks on sin and other matters.
Thursday
Apr232015

God's philosophers

Some interesting pieces by James Hannam on the relationship between the birth of modern science and Christianity.
Monday
Mar232015

Bigger than life

G.K. Chesterton is being considered for canonization.
Monday
Feb232015

Expecting someone to visit

A new biography of Vaclav Havel.
Monday
Feb162015

Unlimited, eternal happiness

An interview with Michel Houllebecq.
Thursday
Feb122015

Giving oneself away

A conference in Rome on Card. Danielou.
Tuesday
Feb032015

Teach or perish

Jacques Berlinerbrau" on the self-inflicted doom of college professors.
Monday
Feb022015

A man of his time

Eamon Duffy on recent attempts to depict Thomas More as a dangerous fanatic.