Joe Carter

Although I’m fluent in evangelicalese and speak a smidgen of Catholic, I only know a few phrases of Mainline. Usually, I can work out the meaning, but I need a translator to figure out what Michelle Obama was saying on a recent appearance of the Tom Joyner Morning Show: It means all the world . . . . Continue Reading »

This is probably the most effective political ad you’ll see this election season. Gov. Pat Quinn may be a supporter of the right to abort humans, but when it comes to the killing of puppies he’s adamantly pro-life. And that’s what really counts, right? (Via: Outside the Beltway ) . . . . Continue Reading »

Alex Tabarrok highlights some of the misconceptions college students have about economics: Bill Goffe recently (2009)  surveyed one of his macro principles classes and found, for example, that the median student believes that 35% of workers earn the minimum wage and a substantial fraction . . . . Continue Reading »

There are two types of evangelicals in America: those who naively embrace whatever trendy items happen to be hot sellers at “Christian” bookstores”WWJD? bracelets, Testamints, prayer of Jabez scented candles”and those who shun such kitsch. I am solidly of the second type. Like a good Pharisee, I thank God every day that I’m not like those people… . Continue Reading »

Over the past few years, David Frum has developed an infamous reputation for being the type of “conservative” that believes that true conservatism requires embracing progressive issues such as abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and the carbon tax. “We all have our vices,” . . . . Continue Reading »

The Netherlands is learning that establishing Red Light districts and cannabis-selling coffee shops maybe wasn’t such a great idea after all: For Paul Schnabel, director of the Social and Cultural Planning Office, a government advisory board, the move reflects a growing view that the . . . . Continue Reading »

Despite my best efforts at proofreading, I’m constantly amazed at how many typos I let slip onto this website. Fortunately, none of them have been as embarrassing as this missing letter on a post at TBD: (Via: The Daily What ) . . . . Continue Reading »

In a reversal of a long-term trend , young adults with college degrees are now more likely to be married than those who receive less formal education: About 62 percent of college-educated 30-year-olds were married or had been married, compared with 60 percent of those without a bachelor’s . . . . Continue Reading »

At the Christian Century , Rodney Clapp has brief article on the brave and noble servicemembers who stand up against the practice of torture : Sergeant Joseph Darby is an army reservist who served as a military policeman at the Abu Ghraib prison. During his free time in Iraq, Darby shot photographs . . . . Continue Reading »

Theologian Albert Mohler has an interesting interview with influential sociologist Peter Berger: Mohler: For many years you’ve been at Boston University and your books have been so influential. I remember the Sacred Canopy as one of the earliest of your books that I read but had followed . . . . Continue Reading »