What are the stakes in the New York state legislature’s upcoming vote on whether or not marriage is between a man and a woman? Via Kathryn Jean Lopez , one state senator offers an answer: “What we’re about to do is redefine what the American family is,” [Carl] Kruger [of . . . . Continue Reading »
They have to know better than this. The National Science Foundation has erroneously conflated “induced pluripotent stem cells” with “adult” stem cells in discussing a report—which I also covered here at SHS—calling for continued federal funding of embryonic . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s the next headline I expect, after the recent spate of “lesbian bloggers” revealed to be really middle-aged straight guys . . . . . Continue Reading »
What is the key to improving education in America? Stuart Buck says that Barker Bausell’s book, Too Simple to Fail: A Case for Educational Change , provides the answer: His main thesis: that the only thing that improves education is spending more time on instruction at a given child’s . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent edition of Literary Review , University of Liverpool professor Philip Davis describes his collaborations with neuroscientists in the study of how Shakespeare’s syntax affects our brains: Abbott (1838-1926) was one of the great Victorian schoolmasters, who wrote, at the age of . . . . Continue Reading »
Is the increasing secularism of modern society getting you down? Do you lament the loss of biblical literacy? Do you shed quiet tears when your well-timed comments about bricks without straw fall on deaf ears? Well, weep no more! Ignition Games has finally found a way of making the dusty old Bible . . . . Continue Reading »
I know I am spitting in the wind, but that’s my job. We permit voluntary organ donations of one kidney or a slice of liver. While things usually work out fine, there is no question the donation risks the health or life of the donor. But the point is to save a life.Now, the issue of . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s a smart and uncritical (and therefore great) review of MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY by the postmodern conservative Richard Reinsch. The editor of THE UNIVERSITY BOOKMAN encouraged me to post it to shamelessly promote me and his fascinating journal. The most capable followers of . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . those aren’t words that go together well—yet. But Bachmann won the debate in New Hampshire. She seemed like a sane, competent, charming, extremely conservative woman with all the right experience as the uncompromising chair of the Tea Party caucus. (She’s much better than . . . . Continue Reading »
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