Mad Magazine is ceasing publication after a 67-year run. The satirical magazine–which was a formative influence on young Baby Boomers like me–will still be available (sort of) using reprinted material and in special end-of-the-year editions, but as an on-going, regular periodical, it will come to
Our newspaper, The Daily Oklahoman, featured extracts from notable 4th of July speeches in celebration of that holiday. They included some rather remarkable thoughts from the under-rated president Calvin Coolidge. From Notable Reflections on Our Nation’s Founding: President Calvin Coolidge — comments delivered July 5,
Visiting South Australia often entails visiting lots of wineries. We stopped at Sevenhill winery in the Clare Valley, which is owned by the Jesuits and which produces all of the sacramental wine for the Catholic church of Australia. I learned some things about communion wine
Birthdays are wonderful times of celebration and appreciation, but when you get to a certain age–as I am getting–one’s birthday becomes also a more sobering occasion, a time to contemplate one’s mortality. Happy birthday to me, but I can feel myself fading and wonder how
Nearly 90% of individuals–including gays and lesbians–would not consider dating someone who is transgendered. Is this because of bigotry against men who identify as women and women who identify as men? Or do these findings reveal a weakness in the ideology of transgenderism? Researchers Karen
Postmodernists believe that there is no objective truth, that all truths are “constructions.” Add in Post-Marxism and you get the notion of “critical theory,” which analyzes truth-claims in terms of oppressive power relationships. This world-view has become absolutely pervasive in the academic establishment. Katherine Timpf notes
I just heard from Crossway that they are running a special promotion of my book God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life. You can buy the e-book on Amazon for a mere $3.99. This is the book that explores the key concepts of
Notice that today’s political discourse no longer consists much of rational argument, attempts at persuasion, or intellectual analysis. Instead, it consists largely of social pressure, attempts to make people want to belong to a socially-approved group, appealing to social status, shaming non-conformists, and signaling in-group attitudes.
Right now, Joe Biden leads the polls by big margins. Biden is favored by 32% of primary voters, with Sanders in second place with 16.9%. Biden also leads President Trump, with polls showing him favored by 49.4% of the electorate compared to 40.5% favoring
I’m still in Australia, with a 15 hour time difference, so I’m not watching the two debates in which 20 Democratic presidential candidates will be contending with each other. I invite you to discuss the debates here, at this post, in the comments. Do you
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