The Senate reached a bipartisan deal on immigration reform. The measure must now go to the House, where we will see if the Republican agreement holds. Details after the jump. (more…)
The Senate reached a bipartisan deal on immigration reform. The measure must now go to the House, where we will see if the Republican agreement holds. Details after the jump. (more…)
Odd and questionable–but unintentionally amusing–cultural commentary from Chris Richards in the Washington Post: Over the past decade, we’ve seen the rise of the foodie class and decline of the record industry. Are the two related? When did we start talking about new food trucks instead
Growing up in Oklahoma, in tornado alley, I remember hearing that tornadoes, like lightning, never strike the same place twice. Well, that’s not true. In 1999, Moore, Oklahoma–a big suburb between Oklahoma City and Norman–was struck by a monster tornado, an F-5, one so big
The inimitable Lutheran journalist Mollie Z. Hemingway satirically dismantles the practice of journalism as it is practiced today. The piece defies summary or excerpt. Just read it at Intercollegiate Review: How to Be a Really Lousy Journalist for Fun and Profit | Intercollegiate Review.
It wasn’t just Tea Party groups that the IRS harassed, delayed, and audited. Some religious groups were too, including some that already had the non-profit exemption. See the list after the jump. (more…)
Going to Patheos has worked well for this blog. Our readership is up half again what it was before we made the move. And I’ve gotten used to the form (short posts on the homepage with a jump to the rest of it) and like
Happy Pentecost yesterday! May the Holy Spirit pour out His richest blessings on you. May the Holy Spirit work in your heart as you hear God’s Word. Here is a question about the Holy Spirit that I would like to submit to the collective theological
In the course of their remarkable life-cycle, cicadas come to the surface only every seventeen years. This is the year. Going along with that new culinary trend I blogged about, some people tare planning on eating them, including a frozen custard stand in Alexandria that
In a column about the intricacies of young adults staying on their parents’ insurance plan (worth reading in itself), health columnist Michelle Andrews mentions a curious Medicaid provision: The joint state-federal health program for low-income people generally provides coverage for pregnant women with incomes up
We are getting ready to set forth on an epic road trip, going the length and breadth of this great land of ours. I’ve always wanted to do that. To get our minds ready for summer vacations and as an experiment in localism, I would
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