Esther Goldberg

When I saw the headline in the National Catholic Register, “World Famous Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth Dies at 91,” I was struck by a coup de foudre. “François,” I remarked to my husband. (His name is Francis, but my Quebec…

There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself ‘This could be heaven or this could be Hell’ —“Hotel California,” The Eagles I was delighted last Saturday to come across an article…

Is it like this In death’s other kingdom Waking alone At the hour when we are Trembling with tenderness Lips that would kiss Form prayers to broken stone. —The Hollow Men, T.S. Eliot We learned yesterday that the socialist president…

Along with its efforts to demonize Donald Trump, the mainstream media has mounted an effort to prove that Hillary Clinton is not the heartless robot she appears to be. True, she communicates the same level of humanity as a 200-pound…

Much is being written these days about “free trade” (generally said to be good) versus “protectionism” (generally said to be bad). Not only is this a false dichotomy, but few economists bother to tell us what they mean by the…

I’m talking about Neocommunists, of course. It’s the name that, in a recent article, I proposed to give to the former neocons who’ll now vote for Hillary Clinton, or whomever the Democrat nominee might be. Even Bernie Sanders, the man…

Marco Rubio has proved that, despite his short stature, he is a big man. He has apologized to Donald Trump mano a mano for the crude suggestion, during a televised debate, that the diminutive size of Trump’s hands was an…

Meet the Rt. Rev. Charles Murray and the holy Establishmentarians. In a remarkable essay, Charles Murray adumbrates the tenets of a new religion which might be called the Church of Conservatism. The theology could be fleshed out a bit, but for now…

Never forget. Last night was the start of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jews consider the day to begin and end in the evening, so that the progress is from darkness to light. If you visit the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, you…

Last night was the start of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jews consider the day to begin and end in the evening, so that the progress is from darkness to light. If you visit the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, you are forced…