There is a peculiar American tendency to bifurcate public debates into two sides, one “pro-” and the other “anti-” (e.g., abortion, climate change, homosexuality). The science and religion debate is no exception. BioLogos has a helpful feature on their website that shows . . . . Continue Reading »
Did you watch Ted Olson’s interview on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace? Consider the irony: Olson is a conservative legal giant who argued the winning side of the recent Prop 8 decision in California. Watch the video below and weigh his argument.BIG QUESTION #1: Does the U. S. Constitution . . . . Continue Reading »
Coming tomorrow in On the Square: first, R. R. Reno reflects on what Christianity in general and Catholicism in general brings to the modern university, and then David Goldman offers a Rooseveltian plan for increasing employment and challenging the unions. Until then, you might want to look at this . . . . Continue Reading »
My posting yesterday about Stanley Fish’s deflationary remarks about plagiarism elicited a number of nuanced, reflective comments from readers, many of whom are teachers who grapple with the problem of plagiarism on a regular basis. The comments induced in me a moment of repentance. In his . . . . Continue Reading »
Reposted from June 23, 2006. It seems timely in view of the alarmingly elastic view of marriage in California these days. Also posted currently at Thinking Christian.Alexandra Gill tells why she is marrying herself, along with six other women who are doing the same: a celebration of womanhood and a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Left does not know what the word “economy” means. President Obama hinted at this, I think it was during the campaign, when he railed against those who said that government jobs were, somehow, not “real” jobs. He seems to believe that going to a work location bringing home . . . . Continue Reading »
A new website allows college students to wager on their GPA : Ultrinsic, currently in beta form, allows students at 37 colleges to gamble on their grades in each of the classes they take. The student hands over money to Ultrinsic—as well as access to his or her official school . . . . Continue Reading »
A little late (our internet connection was down): In today’s second offering in “On the Square,” George Weigel celebrates An Anniversary of Consequence . Thirty years ago, on June 30th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Harris v. McRae and upheld the . . . . Continue Reading »
Based on the comments I received from my blog posts on the science and religion debate, I want to point Evangel readers in the direction of some resources that would inform the conversation because––with the exception of a few interlocutors––pervasive ignorance and fear seem to . . . . Continue Reading »
John McWhorter reviews Amy Wax’s Race, Wrongs, and Remedies and finds the book is “depressing because it is so persuasive.” There is a school of thought in America which argues that the government must be the main force that provides help to the black community. This shibboleth is . . . . Continue Reading »
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