The NFL has determined that the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs, which are easier to throw in bad weather, in the victory over Indianapolis that sent them to the Super Bowl. Patriot coach Bill Belichick also cheated against St. Louis in 2007 when he
Researchers studying the paper used in the masks of Egyptian mummies have apparently discovered what may be the oldest manuscript of the New Testament: a fragment from the Gospel of Mark, which most scholars believe is the earliest Gospel, that dates from before 90 A.D.
So what did you think of President Obama’s State of the Union address? Notice how the president is bolder just as his proposals have less of a chance passing, thanks to the Republican domination of both houses of Congress. And this higher energy liberalism is
Pluto has been demoted from its planet status, though some dispute that. But astronomers have found evidence that there may be two actual planets beyond Pluto. If they are definitively discovered, what should we call them? The names should be classical to fit with the
Anthony Sacramone, no mean satirist himself, shows how a religion that is being attacked by satire should respond: with satire. And he gives the example of one of the great apologists of the Early Church: Tertullian. (more…)
A 10-year old-boy and his 6-year-old sister were walking home from a park in an affluent Maryland suburb. The police stopped them and are now investigating their parents for child neglect. The parents are said to be part of the “free-range” parenting movement. But I
Tonight, President Obama will give the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. The previews suggest that the president will put forward a number of liberal fantasies–raise taxes, offer free community college–that have absolutely no
Religious liberty, Al Mohler observes, is being restricted to private, unexpressed inner feelings and to what happens within the walls of a church. Whereas traditionally, religions liberty extended to convictions that apply to external behavior and views about society. But today religious views about how
Over half of the students in America’s public schools–51% overall, but in many states the number is much higher–are from families below the poverty line. Some will say that this is because the middle class has abandoned public education, what with homeschooling, parochial and other
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will, in effect, decide if the Constitution requires all states to have gay marriage. (more…)
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