Economics columnist Robert J. Samuelson raises a good question: Why did virtually all economists of every school of thought fail to see what was happening in the economy they presumably study? One intriguing subplot of the economic crisis is the failure of most economists to
Tomorrow is America’s birthday. It’s a good time to think about where we are as a nation. Are we still the land of the free and the home of the brave, even though a terrorist attack nearly a decade ago still has us taking off
Michael B. Crawford had a Ph.D. in philosophy, which led him to becoming a motorcycle mechanic. He explains the connection in his new book Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. From a review: In his book Crawford argues for a
One Eternal Day assembles material from a number of sources on how nationalized health care can lead to rationing which can lead to passive euthanasia. The whole post is worth reading, but I call your attention to what is already happening in England: From Wesley
Over at the First Things blog, there is a good discussion of the nature of hypocrisy, analyzing the charges against the South Carolina governor and adulterer Mark Sanford. First, Joe Carter: The American Heritage Dictionary defines hypocrisy as “The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or
Congress is fighting over an administrative proposal to expand the definition of switchblades so as to ban certain currently-legal pocketknives: Opponents of the Obama administration’s plan to expand the definition of “switchblades” and block the importing of many common pocketknives suffered an early setback in
Social conservatives have been pushing a moral agenda. But now so many of them have been caught in moral failures, they are getting an immoral reputation, to the point that other Republicans don’t want to be associated with them or their issues. That is the
China, Cuba, Burma, and other authoritarian regimes are censoring news of the Iranian uprisings, lest their people get ideas. What do you think will be the fruit of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Iran?
The leftist president of Honduras was overthrown in what has been called a military coup that is being condemned by Chavez, Castro, and the Obama administration. And yet, according to this account, the military was following a court order to defend the Honduran constitution and
We are on a week-long road trip, headed first to the Consortium of Classical and Lutheran Education conference at our church body’s last boarding school in Concordia, Missouri, and then to visit family in Oklahoma. This blog, however, will not go on hiatus, even for
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