Football has a new wrinkle, thanks in part to the phenomenon of youth soccer programs: NFL place kickers are connecting on their field goal attempts at a higher rate than ever, threatening to make even long-distance kicks nearly as automatic as extra points. . .
A third woman accuses Herman Cain of sexual harrassment: A third former employee considered filing a workplace complaint against Herman Cain over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior when she and Cain, now a Republican presidential candidate, worked together during the late 1990s, the
The Greeks founded Europe, and now they may end it. And the vehicle for both is the same: Democracy. The European powers carefully crafted a deal to bail out Greece, forgiving half of their debt at the cost of significant reforms and austerity measures. With
Wars and rumors of war: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally support in his cabinet for an attack on Iran, according to government sources. The country’s defence minister Ehud Barak and the foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman are said to be among those
When we lived in Wisconsin, my wife taught at a Catholic school, which occasionally would hold mass. This also led to friendships which occasionally took us to wedding and funeral masses. I had thought that going to a Roman Catholic service would at least mean
HarperCollins is part of the media empire owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also among many other properties owns Fox News. HarperCollins already owns Zondervan, the world’s leading Bible publisher. Now Christianity Today reports that HarperCollins is also buying Thomas Nelson, the largest Christian publishing company. This will
The world’s population reportedly hit 7 billion yesterday. But, according to the Washington Post, the problem is not a population explosion but a population implosion: The United Nations has declared that the human population will hit 7 billion Monday, and an expanding percentage of those
Thanks to Cincinnatus for bringing into focus for me a great paradox: On the day after we mark the breaking of the church due to the always necessary struggle against how the church tends to fall into corruption and the obscuring of Christ’s Gospel (Reformation
Have you ever met a saint? I’m not just asking if you have met someone sure to be canonized by the Church of Rome, such as Mother Teresa or Pope John Paul II. You most assuredly have met a saint, since all Christians, though simultaneously
The problem with Mitt Romney is not just that he’s a Mormon. And it’s not just that he is insufficiently conservative. As George Will argues, it’s because he tries to straddle all issues and seldom comes down to a consistent position. After describing his various
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