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In the Republican presidential debate last night, Rick Perry responded to John Huntsman’s appeal to science on climate change by saying: The science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put Americans’ economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory that’s not settled yet to . . . . Continue Reading »

The Economist on the intersection of Christian theology and the ethos of Internet and hacking culture : “The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these,” Jesus said of little children. But computer hackers might give the kids some competition, according to Antonio Spadaro, an Italian . . . . Continue Reading »

The Church of England is vowing to take the fight to the New Atheists in an attempt to combat the rise of secularism and defend Christianity in Britain: Clergy are to be urged to be more vocal in countering the arguments put forward by a more hard-line group of atheists such as Richard Dawkins and . . . . Continue Reading »

A new study finds that having a father in a child’s life can increase their intellect : Fathers who actively engage in raising their children can help make their offspring smarter and better behaved, according to new research from Concordia University. Published in the Canadian Journal of . . . . Continue Reading »

A New Kind of Presidential Debate Public Discourse , Maggie Gallagher Simply Evil Slate , Christopher Hitchens Banned Book Week Is Just Hype USA Today , Jonah Goldberg California Gay-Marriage Ban Faces Next Legal Hurdle Washington Times , Lisa Leff Elusive Line Defines Lives in Israel and The West . . . . Continue Reading »

Research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry finds that abortion increases the incidence of mental health issues : It adds to previous findings made public by the journal three years ago which first questioned the assumption of abortion campaigners that terminating a pregnancy reduces . . . . Continue Reading »

“I always took for granted,” wrote political philosopher John Rawls, “that the writers we were studying were much smarter than I was. If they were not, why was I wasting my time and the students’ time by studying them?” There is no doubt that Rawls, a man who is often considered the most significant political philosopher of the twentieth century, was a much smarter man than I will ever be. While I don’t subscribe to his particular form of liberalism, I do think his views should be afforded due consideration… . Continue Reading »

The Washington Post has an intriguing series on how adjectival names don’t always match up with the actual people they are named after. Links to each of the articles listed below can be found here . A few of the articles include: Clinton was not Clintonian By Jon Cowan and Matt Bennet t Is . . . . Continue Reading »

Our friend Rod Dreher is back with a new job (at The American Conservative ) and a new blog : One of the editorial tasks I’ve set for myself at TAC is to seek out more pieces about culture for the magazine. And I mean “culture” in a broad sense, including religion, art, architecture, . . . . Continue Reading »

Marriage is about rights of the children The Sydney Morning Herald , Nicholas Tonti-Filippini Targeting Down Syndrome by Regulation Public Discourse , Mark W. Leach Thinking outside the ‘Muslim bubble’ L.A. Times , Raja Abdulrahim and Mitchell Landsberg Texas Baptist to become an . . . . Continue Reading »