Scientific American (of all places) has an article boosting human exceptionalism on the cognitive front. Rather than our smarts being merely the same as that of animals, only more, our intelligence is of a different kind. From “The Mind,” by Mark Hauser:But if our shared . . . . Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court may soon decide whether a fired teacher is a religious employer —and the ramifications could be significant: Though a decision may be an entire year away, churches are keeping a close eye on the case. The turning point is whether the teacher can be considered a ministerial . . . . Continue Reading »
Everything is bigger in Texas, but is a big Texas governor bigger than the other candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination? With the popular perception of a lackluster slate of candidates, a recent poll shows most Republican primary voters lack enthusiasm for any of the current . . . . Continue Reading »
When I think about the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, what words come to mind? Well, there’s “arrogance.” “Hubris” also works. “Mismanagement” is on all fours, as we say in the law. “Spendthrift.” . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently it’s open season on the value of the liberal arts in contemporary higher education. From new studies that reveal the paucity of financial rewards for humanities majors to complaints about the ideological insurgency that some see underway in the traditional study of arts and . . . . Continue Reading »
Kotaku, the most trafficked video-game blog in the world, has reprinted our On the Square article by Archbishop Chaput on violence and videogames . If you missed it last week, it’s worth catching up on. You should also check out the articles on that Supreme Court by law professor Gregory K. . . . . Continue Reading »
If ain’t so now, it may be one day soon. So argues this splendid piece by George Weigel at NRO. . . . . Continue Reading »
I really appreciated Bishop James Conley’s “On the Square” article yesterday, ” America’s Atheocracy .” In fact, I like every bit of it, with the exception of one short paragraph: It is true: the Constitution that America’s founders would later draft . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times is taking a friendly interest in Rick Perry (please excuse the crude linking as I am away from home.) The Times notes that Perry is no George W. Bush http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/us/politics/06perry.html?hp=&pagewanted=all It also turns out that Perry is pretty good at . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the many themes not dealt with adequately if at all, by contemporary fiction is a realistic portrayal on the effect of religion upon sincere believers. Often modern portrayals are hostile and even when not, they are often mythic (think of Flannery O’Connor) or sentimentalized. A happy . . . . Continue Reading »
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