Words and images are two different media, so a novel and a movie are two different kinds of art forms. Sometimes a good written story can be told visually, but if what makes the novel good is its language, that may not translate at all
Words and images are two different media, so a novel and a movie are two different kinds of art forms. Sometimes a good written story can be told visually, but if what makes the novel good is its language, that may not translate at all
As I predicted, the news media is turning on the Obama administration. Not just because the Justice Department, trying to trace a leak, subpoenaed phone companies for a list of calls made and received over two months by 20 reporters from the Associated Press (including
Sen. Rand Paul is presenting himself as a “libertarian Republican” rather than a “libertarian,” and is courting evangelicals and other Christian conservatives. In an apparent effort to position himself as a credible GOP presidential candidate, Paul is backing away from conventional libertarian positions, such as
It’s illegal to buy a car direct from the factory or over the internet. You have to go through a local dealer. The electric car company Tesla is trying to change that. But state and local governments are resisting. That, arguably, goes against the free
More increasingly alarming details are coming out about the IRS scandal. See this, for the kind of intrusive information the IRS demanded. See also this and this for how liberal organizations applying for the same status were routinely and quickly approved, no questions asked. And
The German government threatened to take away the children of a couple on the grounds that they were being homeschooled. So the family fled to the United States and applied for asylum, claiming that they faced persecution for their beliefs. Their application was first accepted,
Maybe we need to start worrying about those black helicopters after all. The Obama administration keeps confirming the alarms over intrusive government and the violation of civil liberties. In an effort to track down the source of leaks, the justice department has secretly subpoened and
More malfeasance by the IRS. The progressive journalism site ProPublica admits that the IRS sent them confidential material from conservative groups. ProPublica had requested information about organizations whose tax exempt status was approved, but the IRS, in addition, sent them copies of applications whose approval
Kermit Gosnell, the abortionist found guilty of murder, will not be executed. He agreed not to appeal his conviction in exchange for a life sentence. (more…)
Reformed theologian Peter Leithart is in trouble again over his views on baptism. He was tried by the Presbyterian Church in America and found innocent of doctrinal violations, but when the prosecutor in that case recently converted to Catholicism, the church body is questioning that
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