The next big thing in diversity, Silicon Valley turns to "post-rationalism," and half of all internet traffic is bots.
The next big thing in diversity, Silicon Valley turns to "post-rationalism," and half of all internet traffic is bots.
For some time, many artists and writers, having given up on the concept of "beauty" as a mode of cultural oppression, have developed an aesthetic that seeks to be "transgressive." But our moral and cultural norms have become so weakened that there are no values left to transgress. Except for those of woke progressivism.
Some Republicans are saying that conservatives should concentrate on the economy as a political issue, rather than continuing to wage the "culture war." But John Daniel Davidson says that the culture is the only issue. What do you think?
In discussing "The Future of Christianity," R. R. Reno cites a trend that Christians need to be aware of: "A growing challenge to Christianity from the anti-Christian right." Why some conservatives are turning against Christianity and how to answer them.
The English conservative philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) distinguishes between the politics of faith and the politics of skepticism. This is not a distinction between religious and secularist politics. Rather, it has to do with faith in politics vs. skepticism about politics.
The relationship between religion and politics is an important topic, but it's far more complicated and nuanced than the media usually portrays.
A congressional staffer embracing Communism (including the brutal bits); advocating gun control while being soft on crime; and euthanizing the homeless.
I came across several articles on Luther's humor--his wit, his satires, and even his scatology, which one scholar found similar to that of another Renaissance monk and scholar, the comical but filthy genius Rabelais--and how this relates to his theology.
A major issue today is immigration, especially as the COVID-era provision expires and we face the prospect of a new mass surge across the border. We are a nation of immigrants, and yet surely immigration must be controlled. What do you think about this issue? What would a good immigration policy look like?
Martin Luther said, “It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.” My travails in finding the source of that quote, which stymied even ChatGPT.
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