Gayle recently spoke with D. Michael Lindsay, sociologist, newly appointed president of Gordon College, and author of multiple books, including Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. Lindsay spearheaded a study of former White House Fellows (an elite . . . . Continue Reading »
Seth Mandel highlights a Bloomberg story about Romney’s time as a turnaround artist at Bain Capital. Mandel makes a really smart point that Romney’s career as a businessman has hidden political dangers. Romney made a lot of money by taking over, managing, and then selling . . . . Continue Reading »
While riding on a bus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a group I was with skirted Harvard Yard, ground zero for American higher education. The Harvard seal is ubiquitous there (the letters VE-RI-TAS imposed on open books), on t-shirts, signs, and buildings as far as the eye can . . . . Continue Reading »
Today On the Square, Matthew Hennessey writes on “Down Syndrome and the Purpose of Prenatal Testing” : I view the drive to eradicate Down syndrome through abortion as a threat to my daughter’s health and well-being. As the prevalence of Down syndrome declines, so too will research . . . . Continue Reading »
Our culture seems to be in a tug of war over who represents the truest form of feminism. The political landscape has no doubt opened up this can of worms with Bachman and Palin discussed as examples of “evangelical feminism.” Both of these women have proven that women are capable and . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare seizes control of health care and centralizes control over benefits and prices into an unaccountable centralized bureaucracy. That turns health care into a source of special interest larding, that will become important to buying the loyalty of the Democratic Party’s many and varied . . . . Continue Reading »
from one of my former students . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Is Islam Compatible with Capitalism? City Journal , Guy Sorman Stinger: James O’Keefe’s Greatest Hits The New York Times , Zev Chafets God’s Fatherhood after Feminism Millinerd , Matthew Milliner A Case for Government Front Porch Republic , Wilson Carey McWilliams The Norwegian . . . . Continue Reading »
In the spirit of Carl’s music posts, I figured I may as well do more than defend good American bar bands like NRBQ. So like Carl, I will take a page from the ‘60s too and speak of the ’60s band The Kinks, but I will do it from the early ‘70s instead of the ‘60s. Namely, I . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m late getting to it, but the Wall Street Journal /John McCain comparison of the most strident Tea Party affiliated politicians to hobbits just doesn’t work. The worst that can reasonably be said about the most recalcitrant of the Tea Party-affiliated congressmen, is that they . . . . Continue Reading »
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