I apologize for my long silence. Between traveling to a family wedding in southern Maryland (along with some sightseeing in D.C. and a visit to the Naval Academy—my fifteen-year-old son’s current collegiate aspiration), furiously grading all the papers and exams that didn’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Is discussed by ME here. Sorry to have neglected this site, and thanks to John P. for his spirited comments below. . . . . Continue Reading »
An NPR article on the prospect of creating a part-time Congress (unlikely) begins by describing “hordes of conservative Republican lawmakers” descending on Washington. Hordes? Yes, hordes of Republicans, all conservative, are about to fracture the previous hold that “hordes of . . . . Continue Reading »
A timely article over at the Weekly Standard by Jeffrey H. Anderson just caught my eye. Apparently the Kaiser Foundation is claiming that 50 million Americans don’t have health insurance, based on census figures. From “The Real Number of Uninsured Americans:”The Kaiser . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things attracts smart readers. The discussion of how we should present and read the bible in worship has been very interesting, bringing out some interesting differences. For example: chanting scripture vs. studied efforts to read the bible with nuanced emphasis. While a graduate student in . . . . Continue Reading »
We see signs of the coup de culture (utilitarianism, hedonism, scientism/earth religion) ever day. This is an H story.Hedonism is about far more than sensuality. It is about living for the thrill, the fulfillment of every material desire, the scratching of every itch (so to speak). . . . . Continue Reading »
Why do we think students should learn French and German, wonders linguist John McWhorter , rather than Arabic and Chinese? Out of the 6000 languages in the world, why is it so vital for smart people to learn the one spoken in one small European country of ever-waning influence and its former . . . . Continue Reading »
David Mills sees in Santa Claus a confusion of two things “ that ought never to be confused or blended ,” Christmas as a secular holiday and Christmas as a Christian holy day. To honor that distinction, he would abandon to the secular side of Christmas what amounts to the most famous icon . . . . Continue Reading »
Communist Manifesto , U.S. Constitution; potato, po-tah-to : Can the young people you know tell the difference between James Madison and Karl Marx? Sadly, a new national poll reveals that 42 percent of Americans wrongly attribute Marx’s famous communist slogan, “from each according . . . . Continue Reading »
This is getting hilarious. From time to time studies come out trying to identify biological distinctions between conservatives and liberals. And usually, conservatives are somehow biologically “different,” e.g, bigger area in brain for anger, unable to make proper eye . . . . Continue Reading »
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