Eleven American daily newspapers have shut down since 2007, according to the website devoted to chronicling the demise of the industry, newspaperdeathwatch.com. And with each round of declining circulation and advertising revenue figures, journalists lament that democratic society is in jeopardy. . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’re knowledge of Egyptian history is limited to repeated viewings of Cecil B. De Mille’s Ten Commandments , you’re probably under the impression that Moses and his Hebrew brethren provided the slave labor that built the pyramids. But new archaeological findings reveal the . . . . Continue Reading »
Economics blogger Mike Mandel finds that 35 percent of college graduates have a degree beyond the B.A., up from 32.7 percent in 1999. Yet the growth, he finds, is at the masters and professional level: the proportion of workers with Ph.D’s has been declining since 2004 and is now under 4.5 . . . . Continue Reading »
Homeschooling parents are accustomed to the prejudice, misunderstanding, and scorn that results from choosing to take direct charge of their children’s educations. Because of this, finding fresh ways to insult the diverse and varied homeschooling movement can be quite a task. Robin L. West of . . . . Continue Reading »
On his Christian Broadcasting Network today, Pat Robertson told viewers : And you know, Christy, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it, they were under the heel of the French, uh, you know, Napoleon the third and whatever, and they got together and . . . . Continue Reading »
I just received private word that the New Hampshire Legislature rejected assisted suicide 242-113. Excellent. Let’s keep holding the line as we push back with medical non cooperation in Washington, Montana, and Oregon. The battle . . . . Continue Reading »
The non-Christian attack often comes to us on matters of historical, or other, detail. It comes to us in the form of objections to certain teachings of Scripture, say, with respect to creation, etc.[i]And so we are engaged. Popular engagement is on the creation-evolution front. Behind this is . . . . Continue Reading »
Union members will apparently be excused from paying the tax on Cadillac policies that all other such policy holders will pay. From the story : “Unions tentatively struck a deal Tuesday to exempt collectively bargained healthcare plans from a tax on high-cost plans expected to be used to help . . . . Continue Reading »
As the Christmas season has come to a close, here, for your reading pleasure and reflection, is Michael Novak’s lovely Christmas verse for his late wife, Karen Laub-Novak : ON CHRISTMAS, FOR KAREN December 25, 2009 Full of grace! Full of grace. Full of grace . . . ! Mother, who . . . . Continue Reading »
Have you ever seen such a botched and corrupt process? Rather than focus reform on what needs fixing—access to insurance for the hard to cover—President Obama and his Congressional court jesters tried to remake the entire health care system. But the bill was based on expediency . . . . Continue Reading »
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