1. This issue—the thirty-third volume of thirty-three things—is comprised of one item each from the previous thirty-two posts, a sampling for those who might have missed the earlier editions. What do you think of our weekly Friday feature? Like it? Love it? Really, really love it? Let me . . . . Continue Reading »
Hitler vs. Stalin: Who Was Worse? , asks Timothy Snyder on the New York Review of Books ’ blog. I’m not sure what is the point of the question, since I’m not sure what you know when you have an answer, but the figures and history are interesting — though readers will want to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Book: Christianity and Western Thought, Volume One: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment by Colin Brown:10 — The Gist: Outlines the changes in preconceptions, worldviews, and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and . . . . Continue Reading »
The Book: Christianity and Western Thought, Volume One: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenmen t by Colin Brown :10 — The Gist: Outlines the changes in preconceptions, worldviews, and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and . . . . Continue Reading »
There is really a chilling anti-human undertone to global warming hysteria, which was what first sparked my interest in the issue. Now, we see an article that seems to laud the killer of tens of millions of people as wonderfully cooling the planet. From the story:Genghis Khan’s Mongol invasion . . . . Continue Reading »
I have no regard for Newt Gingrich. None. As he prepares to run for POTUS—can you imagine?—he is now attacking the EPA for its excesses in fighting global warming. From the story:Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called Tuesday for the elimination of the Environmental . . . . Continue Reading »
In our second On the Square article today, Mark Armstrong gives a review of Hollywood’s most recent foray into Catholic culture, The Rite out in theaters today: The producers of the film have billed it as, “Inspired by true events,” which will, no doubt, leave many moviegoers . . . . Continue Reading »
“Having an Abortion Doesn’t Lead to Depression” declares the Times.com headline. It’s a catchy title, but it oversimplifies (misrepresents, some might say) the results of the study it purportedly reports. The study was conducted by Danish researchers, and its results were . . . . Continue Reading »
The Netherlands is a lovely country where many people have eschewed true compassion—the root meaning of which is to “suffer with”—to promote suicide as the answer to human difficulty. Euthanasia is available via lethal injection for the terminally ill, the chronically . . . . Continue Reading »
On behalf of humanities professors, Stephen Brockmann apologizes for failing to pass along to students the value of Western Civilization : What on earth were we thinking? Exactly why was it considered progressive in the 1980s to get rid of courses like Western civilization (courses that frequently . . . . Continue Reading »
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