Joe Carter

From The Anchoress : It is interesting to think, isn’t it, that if America is brought low (a no-longer unthinkable notion, unfortunately) and the crazymen that we’re hot to appease in Iran, or North Korea or Venezuela get together to do crazy things, the only fully-functioning and . . . . Continue Reading »

Even in the Age of Google—when the answer to almost any general question can be found using a search engine—its often more interesting to tap into the wisdom of crowds to satisfy our curiosity. Since I’ve always been curious about the economic lives of Roman Catholic clergy, but . . . . Continue Reading »

From the New York Times : Married people tend to be healthier than single people. But what happens when a marriage ends? New research shows that when married people become single again, whether by divorce or a spouse’s death, they experience much more than an emotional loss. Often they suffer . . . . Continue Reading »

Mark Thompson found an interesting quote that is relevant to the current healthcare debate: Nor is there any reason why the state should not assist the individuals in providing for those common hazards of life against which, because of their uncertainty, few individuals can make adequate provision. . . . . Continue Reading »

On a recent edition Coffee & Markets , a series of brief morning podcasts on politics and the marketplace, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech discuss the new the First Things article by Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps on the nature of economic freedom, the virtues of capitalism, and the moral . . . . Continue Reading »

Illustrations from an early twentieth century manual on “social hygiene.” Questions provoked by these images: 1. What’s the “bad literature” the young girl is reading? 2. Can you imagine sixty being a “venerable old age”? (In 1900, the life expectancy of a . . . . Continue Reading »

This probably tops the list of ” things that no one is actually saying “: In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her “dear friend” and “chit-chat buddy” Oprah Winfrey, as well as . . . . Continue Reading »

Another day, another tale of child exploitation. From ABC News : In the Spring of 1988, a young woman who knew [high school teacher Kevin Jennings] was gay, brought to his office a high school sophomore whom Jennings called “Brewster” in the book. As Jennings wrote: “’Brewster . . . . Continue Reading »

Analysis from the CATO Institute on the correlation between federal spending on education and high school achievement test scores: (Via: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen ) . . . . Continue Reading »

The way in which some artists, celebrities, and pundits are willing to overlook the rape of a child by director Roman Polanski is sickening. But as Joshua Foust points out, a similar “turn a blind eye” attitude prevails in Afghanistan, where child rape—both male and female—is . . . . Continue Reading »