Republican and Classically Conservative in 2012 Public Discourse , Gregory J. Sullivan That truck driver you flipped off? Let me tell you his story. Star Tribune , Dan Hanson It’s Not Just the Degree, but What You Study New York Times , Motoko Rich God, Religion, and the New Natural Law . . . . Continue Reading »
At Big Think, Bob Duggan looks at how the likeness of Jesus changed after Rembrandt : Earlier this year a 2,000-year-old, credit-card-sized, lead booklet was found in a cave overlooking the Sea of Galilee bearing what looks to be the oldest portrait of Jesus Christ , perhaps made during the . . . . Continue Reading »
Stories about the benefits of animal research are so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that a cadre of animal rights activists want to end all such experimentation. Here’s one that is a little different from the usual. Vampire bats may hold the key to future pain control. . . . . Continue Reading »
In what is possibly the most honest statement made in D.C. this year, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney admitted that “the White House doesn’t create jobs.” “The White House doesn’t create jobs,” Carney said, adding “the government, together — . . . . Continue Reading »
I posted here about media stories reporting on a planned live-streaming of an assisted suicide—with the intended victim seemingly paid. It was a hoax.But that’s the thing about good hoaxes, they are of necessity grounded in substantial reality, thereby allowing those taken in to . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , Russell E. Saltzman reflects on the dominion of nature in his own backyard: Our back yard is slightly larger than a postage stamp, covered with seven trees, located square in an urban subdivision. This little domestic forest over the years has been home to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Bible is not just a collection of ancient texts; it’s a single, unified story of creation, fall and redemption. Here is a wonderfully clever and winsome way of getting this . . . . Continue Reading »
Supporters of human dignity as Christians and others understand it will know about the irreplaceable Human Life Review , and (I hope) subscribe. It is edited by our friend Maria McFadden Mafucci, who was working for this magazine at its beginning. You may want to know about the Review ‘s . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, they won’t be “post human” exactly. More current tortoise. From theTelegraph story:Jonathan, the tortoise, is believed to be 178-years-old and was about 70 at the time the black and white picture was taken. He was photographed during the Boer War around . . . . Continue Reading »
Money Cometh to Me Now! The New York Times Magazine , Michael Brendan Dougherty Politicians Open Front on Abortion in Bay Area The New York Times , Jesse McKinley Tribe’s New Law Recognizes Gay Marriage The Washington Times , Manuel Valdez New Orleans Reveals Fresh Model For Housing The Poor . . . . Continue Reading »
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