The Supreme Court rejected a California ban on selling violent video games to children : The Supreme Court on Monday struck down on First Amendment grounds a California law that barred the sale of violent video games to children. The 7-to-2 decision was the latest in a series of rulings protecting . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the Times of the Day: Swedish preschool bans gendered terms. At the Egalia preschool, staff avoid using words like “him” or “her” and address the 33 kids as “friends” rather than girls and boys. From the colour and placement of toys to the choice of . . . . Continue Reading »
His novels have won the National Book Award (twice), the National Book Critics Circle award (twice), the PEN/Faulkner Award (thrice), and a Pulitzer Prize (once). So what fiction is Philip Roth currently reading ? “I’ve stopped reading fiction. I don’t read it at all. I read other . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Allows Same Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law , The New York Times (Nicholas Confessore & Michael Barbaro) Obama Says Gay Couples Deserve Same Rights As All , The Wall Street Journal (Associated Press) Exemptions Were Key To Vote On Gay Marriage , The New York Times . . . . Continue Reading »
In an event hosted by The New Atlantis , Alan Jacobs discusses his new book The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction . One of the many interesting observations Jacobs makes is how he learned that keeping his thumb busy encouraged him to read more (not only does it make sense in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, on federal regulators passing judgment on the religious character of Catholic colleges : The erosion of religious identity in Catholic higher education over the past 50 years has been marked by theological dissent, hostility toward the . . . . Continue Reading »
An acquaintance recently called to my attention two paragraphs from the Second Helvetic Confession, one of the confessional standards of the Swiss and Hungarian Reformed Churches, as well as of the Presbyterian Church (USA):CHAPTER XXIIIOf the Prayers of the Church, of Singing, and of Canonical . . . . Continue Reading »
In this series’ first three posts I tried to show that Christian teachers apologists must take seriously the moral question, and not just the truth question, of Christian exclusivism. Otherwise when we ask people to believe Christ is the one way, many will take it that we’re asking them . . . . Continue Reading »
I am repeatedly amused by those who decry Obamacare critics as alarmists for warning that it will lead to rationing—who then argue we need rationing. I have posted about a few of those examples before.I don’t know if Richard Lamm supports Obamacare, but he has wanted rationing for . . . . Continue Reading »
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THERE’S A LIMITED ROOM FOR OTHER FACULTY PARTICIPANTS. STUDENTS FROM EVERYWHERE ARE INVITED. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE. Peter Augustine Lawler and Marc D. Guerra Announce the THIRD and FINAL Stuck With Virtue Conference (funded by the . . . . Continue Reading »
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