Writing as “Spengler” in his Asia Times column, our friend David Goldman explains how Obama could stir a Tea Party crisis and use it to expand the state’s power yet further. The article begins: President Barack Obama’s best hope of re-election lies in . . . . Continue Reading »
At CNN, Laura Sessions Stepp wonders why pop culture doesn’t present a favorable view of fidelity : If you were to ask me the names of married couples on TV who are monogamous and enjoy a lively, contented if sometimes contentious relationship, I’d be hard-pressed to come up with any . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest column, Joe Carter looks at the current state of our polygamous future : In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What Gibson meant was that the innovations . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh good grief. Rather than understand that violent animal rights criminals are motivated by adamant ideology, EU law enforcement wish to pretend that “dialogue” is the answer to a wave of animal rights violence in Europe. From Public Service Europe:The European Union should . . . . Continue Reading »
John Starke explains for the UCC why “you’re not trinitarian just by calling yourself trinitarian”: Isn’t it interesting that when we try to clear God of his trinitarian nature and then try to describe who he is, we only have impersonal terms? Athanasius didn’t like the . . . . Continue Reading »
The medical marijuana movement has, sadly, turned into (or been co-opted by) a get high movement. And the glamorization of pot use is growing. The Discovery Channel is now going to have a “reality” show about a “medical” marijuana pusher distributor. From . . . . Continue Reading »
The Two-Biological-Parent Family and Economic Prosperity: What’s Gone Wrong , Public Discourse (William Jeynes) Christian Game Developers Want to Leave Bad Games Behind , Kotaku (Owen Good) Campus Crusade Changes Name to Cru , Christianity Today (Sarah Pulliam Bailey) IOM Report: “Birth . . . . Continue Reading »
Rachel Jankovic on where children rank in our culture : The truth is that years ago, before this generation of mothers was even born, our society decided where children rank in the list of important things. When abortion was legalized, we wrote it into law. Children rank way below college. Below . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what happens when the federal government seizes control of our health care system. Sure, we will remain putatively “private.” But history tells us that once the government controls what services must be paid for, coverage inflation kicks in and regulatory mandates . . . . Continue Reading »
Those of you in or near New York City tonight will want to hear Robert P. George and Ryan T. Anderson (both members of our advisory council) and Sherif Girgis explain what marriage is and analyze the state’s recent decision to approve homosexual “marriages.” The talk is . . . . Continue Reading »
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