Well, the Oklahoma City Thunder, after going ahead of the Golden State Warriors 3 games to 1, ended up losing the series, losing game 7, 96-88. This was only the 10th time out of over 200 games that a team came back like that. In
Well, the Oklahoma City Thunder, after going ahead of the Golden State Warriors 3 games to 1, ended up losing the series, losing game 7, 96-88. This was only the 10th time out of over 200 games that a team came back like that. In
In observance of today’s holiday, the Daily Oklahoman printed excerpts of a Memorial Day address by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in 1889, when the memory of the Civil War was still fresh. You’ve got to read this speech. It features an eloquence and a depth of
The difference between Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day, we are reminded, is that the former honors the living who served their country in the military, while the latter honors those who died in the line of duty. And we have lots of people to honor
Most military recruiting ads lately have had a self-help theme (“be all that you can be”) or have encouraged enlistment for all of the job training you would get. But this ad, shown after the jump, invokes the purpose of military service. And it reminds
Gary Johnson, former Republican governor of New Mexico, was nominated to be the Libertarian candidate for president at the party’s convention over the weekend. His running mate will be Bill Weld, former Republican governor of Massachusetts. This means that the Libertarian candidates have more executive
As we’ve blogged about (see here and here and here), large numbers of Muslim immigrants are converting to Christianity. There is an article about the phenomenon in the Daily Beast, no less, which estimates that the numbers may be in the tens of thousands. In addition to
Donald Trump now has a total of 1,238 delegates, one more than the 1,237 necessary to win the nomination. He will certainly get more, since he is the only candidate still running, and there are still some primaries to go. But he is now the
Students at Oberlin, which has the reputation as a good school, are demanding that the administration abolish any grades below C. And while they are at it, they should abolish midterms and essay questions, replacing them with a conversation with a professor. Their reasoning is
The Lutheran educational tradition, according to Thomas Korcok, is classical liberal arts education + catechesis. In his book Lutheran Education, Dr. Korcok, now a professor at Concordia Chicago, shows how the enthusiasts just wanted Bible-reading schools; the humanists just wanted classical education; the pietists just
When Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee retaliated, as he always does. He tweeted that Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, is “A nasty guy with no heart!” I love Moore’s response on Meet the Press:
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