Man Tweets at Woman

I follow both David Gibson, a reporter for Religion News Service, and Mollie Hemingway, a writer for the Federalist, on Twitter. Like many of those who do, I have noticed a pattern in which Hemingway sends out a tweet that is not addressed to Gibson to which he nonetheless replies—not to . . . . Continue Reading »

Upcoming Events—2.4.15

New YorkMarriage: The Poetry of Every Day February 10Rabbi Sacks, Professor of Judaic Thought at New York University and the Kressel and Eprat Family University Professor at Yeshiva University, will deliver this lecture at 7 pm at the Catholic Center at NYU. Film, the Aesthetics of Death, and the . . . . Continue Reading »

Vaccination, the Nones, and Hobby Lobby

Measles is back. In recent weeks, an outbreak that originated in Southern California has spread across the nation. Public health officials seem confident the outbreak is explained, in large part, by the fact that significant numbers of parents no longer have their children vaccinated. These parents rely on exemptions that state laws, like California’s, provide for parents who object to mandatory vaccination programs. Perhaps surprisingly, the resistance is disproportionately high in wealthier, better educated, bluer neighborhoods, the sort of communities that pride themselves on their enlightened, progressive outlook. Continue Reading »