In the Nation, Kathryn Joyce reports on the burgeoning adoption industry and its links to conservative religion.

At Georgetown/On Faith, Thomas J. Reese, S.J. reminds readers that the Catholic bishops have historically been an active voice promoting health care reform, and argues that "a government option, a single payer system or even socialized medicine are not bogeymen for Catholic social teaching. Rather the teaching is very pragmatic: How can we care for the millions who are not insured?"

In the forthcoming issue of the New York Times Magazine, James Traub profiles the young and iconoclastic "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobby, J Street.

Just a quick reminder that Duke University will be featuring Immanent Frame contributor Jen'nan Ghazal Read  in its "online 'office hours'" series today at 2p.m. Read will be discussing, among other topics, "the political integration and assimilation experiences of Arab Americans and U.S. Muslims" after September 11, 2001. Watch here.

At Tikkun Magazine, former editorial assistant for The Immanent Frame Laura Duane reflects on being an American Jew in Cairo while war raged in Gaza.

Patrick Lee Miller's "Immanent Spirituality" has been selected by the editors of 3 Quarks Daily as a finalist for the 2009 prize in philosophy writing, to be judged by Daniel C. Dennett. Winners will be announced later this month.

In the Wall Street Journal, Norman Podhoretz asks and attempts to answer the question: why are Jews liberal?