Foreign affairs columnist Anne Applebaum (who is not a conservative) on our current international relations debacle: The central problem of the Obama administration’s Syria policy is not that the president has failed to use military force but that both the president and his top officials
According to a new code of etiquette, it’s not enough to ask someone’s name. You also need to ask, “what’s your PGP?” That is, your “preferred gender pronoun.” The choices may be “he” or “she” or “they” or the newly-coined “ze.” (more…)
Pro-lifers are told not to worry about the morning after pill, as mandated by Obamacare. It doesn’t work by preventing the fertilized egg from being implanted in the womb, though that was how it used to be described. It simply prevents ovulation, just like a
Pretty much what I predicted is unfolding in Congress. The growing consensus among both conservatives and liberals that attacking Syria is a bad idea should be celebrated as an instance of bi-partisanship, of once polarized factions coming together over foreign policy, a sign of national
Oswald Bayer, emeritus professor of theology at the University of Tübingen, is a widely-respected thinker who engages with contemporary thought on a very sophisticated level. As we’ve blogged, he is sometimes associated with the Radical Orthodox movement and he is considered a rather cutting-edged theologian.
Quote of the week: “We should be focused on defending the United States of America. That’s why young men and women sign up to join the military, not to, as you know, serve as Al Qaeda’s air force.” Ted Cruz, Senator (R, Texas) (more…)
Researchers often tag birds and other animals so that their movements and activities can be traced and studied. A website entitled Blogging Birds takes data about kites (a kind of hawk) in Scotland and applies language algorithms, translating it all into a narrative of the
Wikipedia depends on readers and volunteer editors to write, edit, and correct its entries. Theoretically, the vast network of contributors will make for an online encyclopedia that is accurate, objective, and self-correcting. But this also leaves Wikipedia open to contributors with an ideological agenda. Which
Inconvenient truths from Henry Allen: The United States doesn’t fight for land, resources, hatred, revenge, tribute, religious conversion — the usual stuff. Along with the occasional barrel of oil, we fight for virtue. (more…)
According to two public opinion polls, very few Americans support the notion of attacking Syria. According to a Pew study, only 29% of Americans are in favor of doing so. And for all the talk of political polarization, there is a bipartisan consensus on this
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