NR Daily: A Genius in Draft Form

On the façade of the church of Orsanmichele in Florence, more than a dozen niches contain faithful replicas of works by sculptors of the Quattrocento. One of the earlier ones is a statue of St. George by Donatello. A sculpture of the risen Christ, with St. Thomas extending his hand toward the wound in his side, was created by an artist born half a century after Donatello, Andrea del Verrocchio. Donatello's St. George, shown gazing outward with his tall shield poised in front, is a handsome figure, but his static, frontal pose confines him to his niche ...

January 20 2018

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A Genius in Draft Form Catesby Leigh On the façade of the church of Orsanmichele in Florence, more than a dozen niches contain faithful replicas of works by sculptors of the Quattrocento. One of the earlier ones is a statue of St. George by Donatello. A sculpture of the risen Christ, with St. Thomas extending his hand toward the wound in his side, was created... READ MORE 12 Strong's Moral Clarity about the War on Terror Is Sorely Needed Kyle Smith January has become military-appreciation month at the multiplex. Black Hawk Down went into wide release in January 2002. It was followed in later Januarys by Zero Dark Thirty (2013), Lone... The Claims of the Unborn Michael Brendan Dougherty On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we're often asked to consider hypothetical cases. And I think they can clear up our thinking on the subject. Imagine that advances in technology mean that... ADVERTISEMENT The Trump Administration's Dangerous Free-Speech Brief David French Let me begin with an unequivocal declaration. The Trump administration is a vast improvement over the Obama administration in protecting the right to life, rights of conscience, and religious... ACLU Distorts the Purpose of a Federal Effort to Protect Religious Liberty Margot Cleveland On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the creation of a new division within its Office of Civil Rights — the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division. This... At the March for Life, Overcoming Darkness Kathryn Jean Lopez Washington, D.C. — "We shall overcome," Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan said, invoking not only the late slain Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. but the gospel for which he lived and died. Dolan... Calling Out Progressives' Dubious Economic Predictions Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. One of the great drawbacks of our 24/7 social-media-preoccupied world is the volume of news produced and consumed on a daily basis. I am old enough to remember when a major news story could own... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Top Shots Luminarias Festival ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.