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David Brooks explains which types of inequality are socially acceptable and which are not in America: Academic inequality is socially acceptable. It is perfectly fine to demonstrate that you are in the academic top 1 percent by wearing a Princeton, Harvard or Stanford sweatshirt. [ . . . ] Fitness . . . . Continue Reading »

Woman Up Public Discourse , Mary Rose Somarriba Black, Asian teens less likely than whites to abuse drugs, study concludes Boston Herald , Jay Price Study Finds Signs of Awareness in 3 Vegetative Patients New York Times , Benedict Carey Senate Panel Okays Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act . . . . Continue Reading »

[Note: This is a reprint of an article I wrote for Veteran’s Day in 2009.] “Thank you for your service,” they say, as they shake our hands and pat our backs. We smile and thank them for their gratitude and try to think of something else to talk about. These encounters with strangers . . . . Continue Reading »

For the past few days I’ve been trying, without success, to make sense of the disgusting spectacle at Penn State. My reaction can be summed up in one word: inexplicable. The actions of Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Mike McQueary, the rioting Penn State students—all of it is . . . . Continue Reading »

[Note: This is my annual post in honor of the Marine Corps birthday.] Today marks the 236th birthday of the finest fighting force in the history of the world. The Marine Corps Birthday makes me nostalgic for the good ol‚ . . . well, maybe good is too strong a word. In fact, I can’t say that I . . . . Continue Reading »

The Reckless, Profitable Elimination of Down Syndrome Public Discourse , Mark W. Leach Adult stem cell researchers gather for Vatican conference National Post , Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere Air Force Mortuary Sent Troop Remains to Landfill New York Times , Elisabeth Bumiller Mississippi’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Remember about six months ago when I showed you what the most expensive photograph in the world looked like? (See: The World’s Most Expensive Photograph is Very Orange and Slightly Overpriced ) Well, we have a new reigning champion. Feast your eyes on the photo that fetched $4.3 million . . . . Continue Reading »

Mississippi Voters Reject Anti-Abortion Measure New York Times , Katharine Q. Seelye On War and Redemption New York Times , Timothy Kudo Why We’d Be Miserable In a World Without Religion Slate , Elizabeth Weingarten No Evidence for Extraterrestrials, Says White House BBC So You Want to Do . . . . Continue Reading »

Karen Swallow Prior interviews pastor Tim Keller about his new book, The Meaning of Marriage : One of the paradoxes you talk about is how the commitment of marriage actually produces freedom: the freedom to be truly ourselves, the freedom to be fully known, the freedom to be there in the future for . . . . Continue Reading »

At Books and Culture, Christopher Benson  reviews  Darryl Hart’s latest book,  From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism : Focusing on the evangelical intelligentsia rather than the rank-and-file, he considers “the reasons . . . . Continue Reading »