First Things has run more than a few articles on shifting conceptions of male identity in contemporary society, but this might be the funniest/scariest anecdotal evidence of erosion yet: Australian Ikea stores have introduced daycare centers for grown men , “modeled off the Ikea toddler-care . . . . Continue Reading »
I knew there was a catch. Peter Singer opined that broadening health care coverage is an important public good. (I agree, but it is not a “right.” Nor, is Obamacare the correct approach. But those are not the subjects of this post.)Being a utilitarian who advocates . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature, Christopher Tollefsen and Alexander Pruss argue that lying is always immoral: The controversy over Live Action’s tactics in exposing Planned Parenthood’s abuses is now well known. And in the face of that controversy, some who are willing to . . . . Continue Reading »
Below, I complained that a) The White House, and b) the media have failed to make even minimal efforts to explain to U.S. citizens what our war-making policy now is in Libya, given Qaddafi’s fall. But now, c) NATO, has comprehensively explained everything. . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education , Jay Parini argues the case for what many of us already know: G.K. Chesterton was a “major critic, biographer, and deep thinker of sharp wit.” It has been over half a century since Maisie Ward’s major biography of G.K . . . . Continue Reading »
A Strange Review: Higher Ground Strange Herring , Anthony Sacramone U.S. Logs Big Drop in Crime Wall Street Journal , Evan Perez A Papal Homecoming To a Combative Germany New York Times , Nicholas Kulish U.N. May Delay Vote on Palestinian Statehood Application Los Angeles Times , Paul Richter . . . . Continue Reading »
In the October issue of First Things , R.R. Reno examines our culture’s confusion about the purpose of the institution of marriage : Proponents of same-sex marriage frame their cause in terms of civil rights. There are no significant moral or cultural differences between homosexual couples . . . . Continue Reading »
Environmentalism ain’t what it used to be. Rather than being beneficently about maintaining a clean environment and promoting conservation, the radical edge has been pushing increasingly toward the dark side—turning anti human exceptionalism and anti progress. And alas, these days . . . . Continue Reading »
This week, the Southern Baptist Convention announced it is launching yet another committee to examine changing its name. The goal is to better reflect the fact that, aside from folks who live at the North Pole, they’re not necessarily always geographically “Southern” anymore. . . . . Continue Reading »
Every day the company screwed with its employees.They told us they would and even laughed about it.You see I worked (ever so briefly) for a company that made metal fasteners, including screws. The puns cannot all be repeated here, but never varied much.Working in that plant, along with summers spent . . . . Continue Reading »
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