OK, so the Big Ten college conference wants to expand. Among those schools speculated to be candidates are Nebraska and Missouri. But why? How is being in the Big Ten better than being in the Big Twelve? Or do Nebraska and Missouri think the Big
OK, so the Big Ten college conference wants to expand. Among those schools speculated to be candidates are Nebraska and Missouri. But why? How is being in the Big Ten better than being in the Big Twelve? Or do Nebraska and Missouri think the Big
In another example for us English teachers on the importance of spelling accuracy, the stock market plunged 1000 points, wiping out untold numbers of dollars for investors here and around the world, apparently because a trader entered a “b” for billion instead of an “m”
Douglas Wilson has some penetrating things to say about Christians getting involved in politics: James Davison Hunter has this to say about contemporary Christian political involvement. “These qualifications notwithstanding, the reality is that politics is the tactic of choice for many Christians as they think
That would be alcoholic energy drinks, such as Four Loco, Joose, Max, Liquid Charge, and lots of others. They have that sickly-sweet taste that fits the kiddy palate. And since they look like regular energy drinks, they are easy to pass by cashiers and parents.
What happened to the cradle of Western Civilization? The new austerity measures designed to deal with the debt crisis in Greece is being protested with a national strike, riots, and localized anarchy, which have already resulted in three deaths: Greece’s 24-hour nationwide general strike brought
I was struck by the comments on yesterday’s post about a law being considered by the Senate that would require all food producers to be registered and regulated by the federal government, something many people fear would devastate the local foods movement in favor of
Fellow 17th century literary scholar, former postmodernist theorist, law professor, cultural commentator, and unconventional defender of religion Stanley Fish has this to say on the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing that Cross in the Mojave desert, as well as similar rulings permitting religious images in
Twenty-nine people were killed in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, as the Cumberland River overflowed its banks at a height of 12 feet. Nashville was particularly hard hit. Many country music sites, including the Grand Ole Opry (the new theater, but not the original Ryman)
The Times Square car bomber managed to board an aircraft on its way to the Arab Emirates–despite being on the no fly list–but authorities boarded the plane just before it took off and nabbed him. The American citizen born in Pakistan, Faisal Shahzad, admitted everything,
Coming home from Fort Wayne, after the baptism and the call service I was telling you about, we stopped for the night at a motel in Kent, Ohio. It turns out, that is the location of Kent State University, where 77 National Guardsmen fired on
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