First lady Michelle Obama has joined with food activists to push through changes in school lunch menus as a way to combat childhood obesity and promote better nutrition. But children are rising up in revolution. A new generation of anti-big government, anti-nanny state meddling, is
We live in Virginia, which has been named a battleground state, a crucial source of lots of electoral votes that could go either way. So we denizens of that state–sorry, Commonwealth–are being subject to lots of campaigning. Every time we turn on the television, say,
The NFL reached a tentative labor agreement with the professional referees. There will be no more replacement refs, as of the Thursday night game. The Packers were a sacrifice that caused the reconciliation. I was afraid President Obama would assure his re-election by sending out
It looks bad for Romney. Very, very bad. More than likely, it’s not even going to be close. The RealClear Politics site posts an average of the latest polls, the idea being that taking an average has the effect of leveling out the discrepancies. If
My colleague Dr. Roberta Bayer, editor of The Anglican Way (the publication of the Prayer Book Society), has edited a new book entitled Reformed and Catholic: Essays in Honor of Peter Toon. It contains some fascinating essays about the Reformation in England, Richard Hooker, the
Daniel Siedell is a Christian art critic and curator, the author of God in the Gallery: A Christian Embrace of Modern Art. In a recent post on his Patheos blog Cultivare, he describes how frustrated he became with evangelical and Reformed scholarship on the arts,
Republicans have used their majority in the House of Representatives to foil President Obama’s attempts to raise taxes. But don’t expect them to keep doing that if Obama is re-elected. Republicans are saying they will interpret his re-election as a “referendum on taxes”–a sign that
And my beloved Packers were the victim. Replacement ref furor grows after Seattle Seahawks’ wild win over Green Bay Packers – ESPN. This all comes from the regular referees being locked out. The replacement refs have been the scourge of the whole season so far,
The inimitable Hans Fiene at Lutheran Satire on the Jesus’ wife kerfluffle and, more generally, on the mindset it represents: Lutheran Satire – YouTube.
Here I thought Obamacare would just cover abortions and euthanasia. (Kidding!) It is among the health-care law’s most important — and most daunting — questions: What health-care benefits are absolutely essential? California legislators say acupuncture makes the cut. Michigan regulators would include chiropractic services. Oregon
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