And I thought Republicans were harsh on the president. Here is British journalist Nile Gardiner, writing in the London Telegraph: The débacle of Washington’s handling of the Libya issue is symbolic of a wider problem at the heart of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The
Al Mohler, a consistent defender of traditional marriage and sexual morality, says that, despite his and other conservatives’ efforts, gay marriage will soon be legalized across the board and that Christians and their churches need to figure out how to deal with it when that
The Secretary of Defense gave a speech at West Point that surely bummed out the student body: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, in one of his last addresses to the Army, said Friday that he envisages a future ground force that will be smaller, pack
Russia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of the serfs by Czar Alexander II, tying this event to what the Czar’s contemporary, President Abraham Lincoln, would do soon thereafter in emancipating America’s slaves. From the Washington Post: In this season of sesquicentennials, Russia
Please forgive me for bragging about the academic prowess of my students. This is something I wrote about the findings of our assessment efforts at Patrick Henry College, where I am the Provost and a Literature Professor: A new book and a spate of news
Sunday is Oscar night, and for the first time in ever-so-long, I am up with quite a few of the movies that are up for awards. My recommendation and prediction: Give all of the major awards to The King’s Speech. If there are any statues
Muammar Gaddafi and his loyalists are holding onto Tripoli, as the rest of the country is joining with the mass uprising of the people. Gaddafi is attacking his citizens with tanks and from the air, but the populace has weapons too. Some army units have
You’ve doubtless heard of the young man in Iowa who refused to wrestle a girl who was also competing in a championship wrestling tournament. Here are two takes on the matter. The first from Caryn Rivadeneira, writing at a Christianity Today site: When Joel refused
Thanks to tODD for pointing me to this story: A onetime biomedical technician with a penchant for gambling, Mr.[Dennis] Montgomery is at the center of a tale that features terrorism scares, secret White House briefings, backing from prominent Republicans, backdoor deal-making and fantastic-sounding computer technology.
So the largest trade union in the country these days is that of government workers. Does that strike you as odd? George Will, in the context of a column on what’s going on in Wisconsin, notes some paradoxes: Such unions are government organized as an
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