We blogged earlier about how the latest educational reform program being pushed in the public schools would require that 70% of the reading in public schools be “informational” rather than literary. Here is Alexandra Petri’s take on the issue: New Common Core standards (which impact
The French government is planning a crack-down on people with what is being called “religious pathologies,” including those that are overly orthodox and traditional, want to be separate from secular society, or believe in creationism. From Reuters: France will deport foreign-born imams and disband
Four women in the U. S. Army have filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding that the military drop its practice of excluding women from combat. Robert H. Scales, a retired Major General with combat experience, raises a concern that I haven’t heard before: Infantry
My wife and I have been watching an array of television mysteries. As I have noted, one way to determine who the murderer is in any contemporary American television drama is to notice which character is the most religious. He or she will almost invariably
The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in Colorado and Washington state. So is there any reason why Christians in those states should not use marijuana? Interestingly, one medical marijuana dispensary in California is run by evangelical Christians, who seem to be using their
The most effective political organization in America, judged by the recent elections, is Planned Parenthood. As reported by Sarah Kliff: Planned Parenthood Action Fund earned an honor this campaign cycle that had nothing to do with women’s health: It was the most effective political group
Obamacare was passed so quickly that, admittedly, lawmakers did not have time to so much as read the multi-volume bill. Hardly anyone, opponent or proponent, knows everything that Affordable Health Care law will do. So as it is being implemented over the next two years,
Harold Camping’s end of the world prediction did not take place, but now we are approaching the New Age equivalent. The calendar of the ancient Mayans has time running out on our December 21, 2012. A range of New Agers, including flying saucer cultists, have
The South Korean rapper Psy–whose “Gangnam Style” goofy dance moves have become the top YouTube video of all time–was once virulently anti-American. In 2004 at an anti-Iraq war concert, he rapped these lyrics written by a South Korean metal group: “Kill those f—— Yankees who
The Bush tax cuts aren’t the only measures that expire on New Year’s Day. So will the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Without that law, homeowners who have negotiated a short sale–that is, have part of their mortgages forgiven by the lender because
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