In regards to my recent post, Princeton University tells me that the Institute for Advanced Study, which seeks to build faculty housing on the site of the Battle of Princeton, is an independent entity and is not part of Princeton University. My apologies. I’ll change the
In a description of his new book, The Intolerable God, author Christopher J. Insole tells about a central struggle in the philosopher Immanuel Kant: the conflict between happiness and freedom. Now this sounds strange to American ears. Surely, freedom is essential to happiness. But Kant
The shady revelations of the Panama Papers are sparking new demands for “transparency” in businesses and in financial transactions, including identifying exactly who owns particular assets. To the point that efforts are being made to establish an international registry to keep track of exactly who
Donald Trump has claimed that he gave over $102 million to charity over the past five years. But a look at the records shows that this counts free golf games and land that he agrees not to develop. He actually donated not a penny of
Hillary Clinton has an almost insurmountable lead thanks to the Democratic establishment super-delegates, but Bernie Sanders keeps beating her in the primaries. So the drama is building in the Democratic party and in the nomination battle. Tonight Clinton and Sanders will debate each other in Brooklyn,
Liberal scholars arguing for a late date for the texts of the Old Testament say that the Hebrews couldn’t have been literate until after the Babylonian exile. (Circular reasoning, anyone?) But archaeologists have discovered a trove of letters written on pottery from a remote military
A bill is before Congress that would protect individuals, churches, and other organizations from being discriminated against because of their beliefs about gay marriage. The First Amendment Defense Act, which ingeniously frames the issue in terms of discrimination, has been bottled up in committee for
According to a recent poll, 41% of Democrats believe that the Constitution should be “updated.” The study did not go into details about what they think should be changed. The Second Amendment, probably. I wonder what else they would change. This compares to 28% of
Ted Cruz is shaping up to be the main alternative to Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee. No one doubts that he is a thorough, consistent conservative. He is also a vocal Christian. But some of what he says makes many Christians, not to
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