Our food supply is so cheap and abundant that we can afford to throw 40% of it away. Then again, it’s not so cheap and abundant everywhere and for everyone. Each year, about 40 percent of all food in the United States goes uneaten. It’s
Our food supply is so cheap and abundant that we can afford to throw 40% of it away. Then again, it’s not so cheap and abundant everywhere and for everyone. Each year, about 40 percent of all food in the United States goes uneaten. It’s
The mathematical model that has predicted the last eight presidential elections–based on economic conditions–is predicting a Romney win. I don’t believe, however, that it factors in Todd Akin, Republicans skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee, or general contempt for us conservatives. We’ll see who is
Democrats are often citing a widening economic gap between the affluent and those barely scraping by. The controversial social scientist Charles Murray, who is more on the conservative side, says that’s just the half of it. There is a growing cultural gap between the affluent
We often give up on the vitality of Europe’s state churches, but the Church of England–unlike its affiliate Episcopalians in the U.S.–is standing up against the plans of the Conservative (!) government to legalize gay marriage. From Mark Tooley: The U.S. based Episcopal Church’s recognition
Eric Metaxas summarizes some recent findings in Middle Eastern archaeology, ones that confirm not just isolated facts in the Bible but the “big picture” of the Biblical narrative: Israeli archaeologists recently discovered a coin, dating from the 11th century before Christ. It depicted “a man
Mormons do not have ordained clergy, as such, but lay people step into that role in local congregations and church hierarchies. Mitt Romney shepherded his local flock and was over the other Mormon congregations in the Boston area, serving as “bishop” and “stake president.” The
Politico is a useful political journalism site that some conservatives think leans to the left and is biased against them. So when Politico publishes an e-book on the Obama campaign that emphasizes its disarray, there may be something to it. Read this account: Obama campaign
Manasseh was King of Judah; Athens got rid of its kings and started on the road to democracy; Rome had just been founded. And a British criminal was executed (or maybe sacrificed), having been both hanged AND beheaded. We now have his brain. A
Mobs in Egypt are reportedly crucifying opponents of the new president. From Michael Carl: The Arab Spring takeover of Egypt by the Muslim Brotherhood has run amok, with reports from several different media agencies that the radical Muslims have begun crucifying opponents of newly installed
Joe Carter, who used to work for the Family Research Center, looks at the security guard who stopped the gunman after getting a bullet in the arm, in light of the doctrine of vocation: The key-card was required to get into the building and to
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