Has Dale Vree "Jumped the Shark"?
I've been a subscriber to the New Oxford Review for probably fifteen years. In that time, it's been a staunch defender of orthodoxy within the Church. The magazine has a reputation for being "cheeky" and this cheek can sometimes become abrasive. Still, Lisa and I have stuck with the NOR and their editor, Dale Vree, despite these "cranky periods" (as we call them) because there are occasional gems and because Vree's contrarian view keeps us on our toes.
However, in the last several years, Vree seems to have become increasingly vituperative in his writing. As noted over at the Ratzinger Fan Club, Vree is embroiled in feuds at the moment with Amy Welborn and George Weigel (to say nothing of his long-running feuds with Scott Hahn, Fr. Fessio, and others). Perhaps it's time for us to move on.