Stein regularly hits it out of the park, but this article was so powerful that I just had to sit down and catch my breath for a few minutes. Maybe it’s the topic of Santorium’s child dying in infancy, maybe it’s just the quality of the writing. If there is ever a history written about this moment in time, Stein will be remembered as one of the great commentators.
Steyn is a keen observer and adept commentator. While he powerfully frames things in the context of contemporary conservatism, I wish he’d make stronger and more frequent references to its roots in natural law, and the Judeo-Christian ethic. If he did so, he could fully claim the mantle of this century’s Chesterton.