There is some evidence that the way we read on the internet–skimming, surfing, hopping from link to link–is interfering with the ability to read complex, content-rich books that require reading slowly and thoughtfully. Do you think? Having just finished the 1500 page unabridged Les Miserables
The country keeps getting embarrassed by Secret Service agents who have been caught cavorting with prostitutes, getting drunk, and passing out in hotel lobbies. Former agent Dan Emmett says the main problem is bad leadership. He tells about the Secret Service’s practice of promoting people
We saw the movie Noah. It had some good cinematic touches (such as the imagery with the seven days of creation), and I don’t begrudge some of the imaginative liberties (such as having the animals be in suspended animation on the ark). I was even
There is talk of a “French tea party,” as citizens alarmed at abortion, gay marriage, and other social issues are mobilizing politically and taking to the streets. Something similar is happening in other European countries. The movement is one of social conservatism, not necessarily other
So 7.1 million Americans signed up for Obamacare, which is being hailed as a great success for the program. But, you will recall, 6 million Americans already had individual health insurance policies that they lost because of the new law, forcing them to sign up
Cash is portable, hard to trace, and universally-accepted, no questions asked. Which makes it a good thing to steal. There may be a relationship between the decline in the crime rate and the rise of debit-cards and other electronic means of exchange. A study suggests
Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings movies, has gotten vocal about his Christian faith. Not only that, he has become a Lutheran. (more…)
If you’ve seen the movie Noah, you might have wondered about where the filmmaker is getting all of that extra-biblical stuff. Adam and Eve as beings of light? The angels imprisoned in matter? Blessings from the skin of the serpent in the garden? Brian Mattson
A number of Republican leaders and donors–motivated by pragmatism and looking for a candidate who is moderate enough to actually win the next presidential election–are trying to persuade Jeb Bush to run. Of course, these are the same win-at-any-cost pragmatists who gave us Mitt Romney
Liberals are generally deriding Hobby Lobby’s claim that its religious freedom is being violated by the Obamacare contraceptive mandate. How can a corporation, they ask, have a religion? But companies liberals love–such as Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and Whole Foods–make a big point of
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