Each year, as the month of October draws to a close—and late-afternoon shadows grow longer earlier, and there’s a chill in the wind, and bright leaves swirl down into a carpet of red and gold beneath bare branches—my thoughts turn not just to Halloween, but to Halloweens long past. . . . . Continue Reading »
In . . . of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves , today’s “On the Square” article, David Hart reflects on those times when we are “most immediately aware of the numinous within nature” and the “dreadful superstition” that there are no spirits of the . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: This Sunday you’re likely to encounter creatures that are strange, shocking, and slightly scary (goblins, vampires, Lutherans, etc.). October 31 is both Halloween and Reformation Day, and since both sit uncomfortably side-by-side on the calendar, it seemed fitting to put them . . . . Continue Reading »
Only a very small percentage (7.5%, “using the most optimistic set of assumptions”) of embryos used in in vitro fertilization will become babies , according to a study by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. At the same time, some doctors are advising young women to freeze . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the more promising innovations in state-level education policy has been the establishment of programs that encourage privately-funded scholarships for students attending private and religious elementary and secondary schools. Avoiding the hotly-contested political terrain of vouchers, . . . . Continue Reading »
I believe that those who want to legalize recreational pot used sick people as a front to achieve their ends by creating the state medical marijuana systems. Indeed, the experience in California proves it, as attested by columnist Nicolas Kristof, who argues in his NYT column for the full . . . . Continue Reading »
I favor government funding of medical research. But that comes with a price—those with political power tend to gain more support than those without—even if the needs of the politically unconnected are more pressing than that of those with clout.I bring this up because of a piece in . . . . Continue Reading »
“If Jesus were to have written a book on ethics,” says Mark Galli , “he might have titled it Insignificant Is Beautiful .” I have a good friend who has been caring for his elderly mother. She sits in a wheel chair, complains a lot, and requires constant attention—to the . . . . Continue Reading »
Why ARE so many modern British career women converting to Islam? asks the Daily Mail in their “femail” section. Though the Daily Mail is one of the respectable English tabloids (please note that “respectable” is to be defined in terms of “tabloid”), the . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s second “On the Square” article, a researcher at the Institute for American Values analyzes the effects upon the marriages of the less-educated of certain elite ideas that the affluent can afford more easily than the poor. “Less-educated women are punting . . . . Continue Reading »
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