The Peanuts Movie currently in theaters is a critical and commercial hit, and it brings back to mind the genius of cartoonist Charles Schulz. I stumbled upon a great quotation from Schulz–a devout Christian–about humor, happiness, grace, and faith. (more…)
Turkish fighters shot down a Russian attack aircraft over Syria, after accusations that it invaded Turkish air space (which Russia denies). The two pilots ejected but were reportedly killed by gunfire from the ground as they parachuted. A Russian marine on a helicopter rescue mission
A Pew Research study of people’s attitude towards the government has found that 89% of Republicans seldom trust the government. But neither do 72% of Democrats. Back in 1958, a similar study found that three-quarters of Americans did trust their government. What happened since then,
An organization of religious sisters called Talitha Kum (Mark 5:41) is devoted to battling sex trafficking and slavery. One of their techniques is to dress up as prostitutes so as to infiltrate brothels, then rescue the children and slaves who are being used sexually. According
Bernie Sanders has made socialism cool again. 56% of Democrats now have a positive impression of socialism. Among Hillary Clinton supporters, 52% do. (more…)
You have got to read Mollie Hemingway’s Federalist piece 16 Of The Worst Ways To Respond To ISIS’ Paris Attack. Read every word. After the jump is a sample, a Facebook post she quotes. (more…)
Jack Donaldson reports on changes to the World Table comment system, thanks to your input. Some of them (e.g., bigger and more legible font; ability to get e-mail notifications) have been implemented. He also gives the status of other, more important changes that they are
An upcoming State Department report will charge ISIS with genocide against the Yazidis, a small ethnic group in Syria. But it will not use that term to describe the ISIS efforts to eradicate Christians. “If true,” says Nina Shea, “it would reflect a familiar pattern
Bernie Sanders is proposing that the United States adopt the “democratic socialism” of the Scandinavian countries (though they reverse the emphasis in calling their ideology “social democracy”). As a follow up to my recent visit to Denmark and Norway, I came upon two articles that
In an interview with GQ magazine, President Obama said that his top priority for his final year in office will be gun control. (more…)
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