In my book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy, I state the clear biological truth that human beings are omnivores, that is, eating meat or meat by-products, such as milk, cheese, and eggs—are a natural part of our diet. We can live without these things, of course—although veganism . . . . Continue Reading »
This report provides an interesting picture of the religious landscape of the new Congress, and even compares it with its predecessors. The authors note that Protestants are overrepresented in Congress, by comparison with their share of the population as a whole, and that the religiously . . . . Continue Reading »
Our ” On The Square ” article today is R.R. Reno’s much-anticipated weekly column. In today’s essay, Reno explores one response to an acclaimed paper arguing for traditional marriage, and analyzes how liberal critiques of traditional marriage unveils liberalism’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Our avant-garde cherishes memories of an oppressive past. . . . . Continue Reading »
In order to become a US citizen, immigrants must pass the Naturalization Test. Applicants must get six answers out of ten in an oral exam to pass the test. According to US Citizenship and Immigration services, ninety-two percent of applicants pass this test. The Christian Science Monitor has an . . . . Continue Reading »
You’ve probably found yourself watching the Discovery Channel and thinking to yourself, “You know what would be better than shows about sharks? Shows about real people being possessed by demons .” No? Just me? Okay, so I guess I’ll be the only one watching The Exorcist Files . . . . Continue Reading »
It isn’t something that suddenly happened in 2010, people have been compromising truth since the early days in the Garden. But never has it seemed so clear that people actually lack knowledge of right and wrong. Of course, most people know that murder is wrong, but few could provide a . . . . Continue Reading »
After my earlier post here about the Obama Administration decision to rescind the end of life counseling compensation regulation—just a week after promulgating it—NRO asked me to opine further. I cranked up the old gray matter and added some thoughts I had not mentioned here . . . . Continue Reading »
As expected, Congress voted to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy concerning homosexuals serving openly in the military and President Obama signed the repeal into law. Despite a lot of misgivings and reasons for leaving the policy in place, some of which I made here here , Congress . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s some tastes from a great new book edited by Brad Watson. . . . . Continue Reading »
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