Joe Carter

First Things senior editor David Goldman has an article in the Tablet about a private, subscription-based CIA : How would you like to tap into an exclusive private intelligence service staffed by ex-CIA analysts who glean exclusive information from shadowy sources, cross-grid raw intel to detect . . . . Continue Reading »

Thomas S. Hibbs explains why Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose report led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton, was recently chosen to be the new president of Baylor University : Defying expectations about what the search committee was up to, this election of Judge Starr as . . . . Continue Reading »

Should those who abuse animals be treated in a manner similar to arsonists and sex offenders? Some people in California seem to think so : California may soon place animal abusers on the same level as sex offenders by listing them in an online registry, complete with their home addresses and places . . . . Continue Reading »

We all know that Superman is a Methodist and Daredevil is a Catholic , but what religious affiliation is Batman (Answer: A lapsed Episcopalian (on his father’s side) / Catholic (mother’s side) ). Adherents.com, a site that collects references to published membership/adherent statistics . . . . Continue Reading »

Mark Durie, a human rights activist and Anglican pastor, examines the ” problematic mission and track record ” of the Organization of the Islamic Conference: Comprising 57 states, the Organization of the Islamic Conference is the second-largest intergovernmental institution in the world . . . . Continue Reading »

The beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes transcended its genre to become one of the most enduring works of pop art of the twentieth century. At The Guardian , Nevin Martell explores how it was able to “be authentic in a way that very few cartoons ever are”: The strip’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Touchstone magazine notes that while overall church membership may be increasing, only five of the top twenty-five churches in the nation are growing . The largest church bodies are: 1. The Catholic Church: 68.1 million, up 1.49 percent. 2. Southern Baptist Convention: 16.2 million, down 0.24 . . . . Continue Reading »

In the latest issue of Policy Review , Mary Eberstadt argues that we should reconsider the military policy of sending mothers to combat: In November 2009, one of the uglier fruits of the current practice of seeding mothers into the American military burst briefly onto the national stage. Ordered to . . . . Continue Reading »

Pseudonymous history professor Rufus F. remarks on the difficulty we have hearing—really hearing—music that is mediated by digital technology : I’m always amazed to read essays on classical music from the 18th and 19th centuries. The writers, often with no more musical training than . . . . Continue Reading »

Doesn’t this conceptual rendering of the new Harry Potter Theme Park look like it was painted by Thomas Kinkade?At first I thought it must be a strange coincidence and that it couldn’t be by the Painter of Light™  since it depicts people in the picture. But then I was looking . . . . Continue Reading »