First Links - 08.23.11
by Joe CarterDefend Marriage: Moms and Dads Matter Public Discourse , Maggie Gallagher False Start? The Controversy Over Adam and Eve Heats Up AlbertMohler.com , Albert Mohler Muslims See Foreign Law Bill As Attack on Sharia Washington Times , Andrea Billups The Rugged Altruists New York Times, David Brooks . . . . Continue Reading »
Why Americans Hate Economics
by Joe CarterSo Grover Norquist, head of the libertarian Americans for Tax Reform, tweets: “If Keynesian economics worked—-shoplifting would create jobs.” In reply, Matt Yglesias, a fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund who has a BA in Philosophy from Harvard, thinks . . . . Continue Reading »
Christian (vs., to some extent, Classical) Wisdom
by Peter LawlerSo here’s what one BRENDAN FOHT threaded in response to my most recent BIG THINK post on deeath. There’s a lot of wisdom packed into a few words: What exactly do you mean by explaining the situation Dave? The New Testament is fairly clear about Jesus and eternal life, clear enough to . . . . Continue Reading »
Getting Francis Schaeffer Right
by Hunter BakerLately with all the talk of “Dominionism” and the scary religious right and Frank Schaeffer chiming in, I feel the need to draw attention to a biography of Francis Schaeffer that I think really portrayed him fairly and without the usual political histrionics. I wrote the following . . . . Continue Reading »
Drained
by Pete SpiliakosWhile the Ryan people were announcing that he wasn’t running for President (sigh), I was out watching FRIGHTNIGHT. Very enjoyable vampire movie that does a smart job of incorporating some of the anxieties of the Great Recession. That is tougher to do than it sounds. The . . . . Continue Reading »
HUGE ALS Breakthrough! Scientists Discover How Disease Works
by Wesley J. SmithScientists have discovered the process of ALS, aka, Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease. All ALS has now been linked to a problem with a specific protein. Now a new field of research can begin to find treatments to help the affected protein function properly. From . . . . Continue Reading »
Ryan Ain’t Running
by Peter Lawler. . . contrary to all the rumors and such. Well, we have to appreciate Paul’s decision not to let the speculation drag on. Being endorsed by Pistol Pete just wasn’t enough. Meanwhile, Pataki, Palin, and Giuliani are all rumored to be on the cusp . . . I hope I don’t have to . . . . Continue Reading »
VP Biden Okay with China Tyrannical One Child Policy
by Wesley J. SmithChina’s infamous one child policy has resulted in female infanticide, forced abortion, sex selection abortion, forced sterilization, and eugenics—resulting in a terrible and potentially destabilizing imbalance between males and females. But that tyranny is apparently A-OK with our . . . . Continue Reading »
Putting Libertarians Out to Sea
by Joe CarterIf you’ve been wondering, “What are odd rich libertarians dreaming of nowadays?” you now have an answer: ” seasteading “: Four years ago, a Clarium Capital employee came across a piece Friedman had written about an idea he called “seasteading.” Friedman was . . . . Continue Reading »
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