My brother put me onto the example of the North Dakota State Bank as a solution to our country’s financial woes: While the Fed continues playing parlor tricks to try and stimulate the economy, a much simpler method of igniting long-term economic growth and stability
tODD, a long-time reader and commenter on this blog, told me that he was using Bible Gateway, that extremely useful site that allows you to find Bible passages from a wide array of translations, when he noticed that an NIV passage he was finding was
England’s coalition government is getting tough on welfare. As are other European nations: Britain announced the most radical overhaul in decades Thursday to its once-generous welfare system, pledging harsh penalties for those who refuse jobs and community work service for the unemployed in return for
Imagine: Once upon a time, the Fab Four—having slain the pop charts—decided to set their sights on the Dark Lord Sauron by making a Lord of the Rings feature, starring themselves. One man dared stand in their way: J.R.R. Tolkien. According to Peter Jackson, who
Although many states are hurting financially, the states with the biggest financial problems are the “blue states” like California and New York whose Democratic state legislatures with their liberal policies have brought them to the verge of ruin. Michael Gerson describes the problem and suggests
Generation X is disillusioned, we are told, traumatized over there being a war, the failure of our efforts to stamp out drugs, our educational woes, and the possibility that America is not as exceptional as they had been taught. I had thought Generation X was
During the early part of the Iraq war, someone had the idea of installing a Hellfire missile on a surveillance drone. Thus inventing one of the most formidable weapons ever, which can kill an enemy with no risk to the person wielding the weapon. Now
Michael Craven recounts how Christianity won a culture war: The Roman world was brutal and generally indifferent to suffering. Sympathy and mercy were weaknesses, virtues anathema to those of Rome. The ancient world was both decadent and cruel. The practice of infanticide, for example, was
It is said that Americans want the government to cut spending while also wanting the government to spend more for them. We will now see how serious the demands to cut the deficit are. The bipartisan commission appointed by the president to suggest how to
In honor of Veterans’ Day and to salute those who served in the military, I would like to hear from those of you who are veterans. How did military service impact your life? What did it do for your character, personality, beliefs, etc.? Those of
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