Joe Carter

1. The CDC is Prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse If zombies did start roaming the streets, CDC would conduct an investigation much like any other disease outbreak. CDC would provide technical assistance to cities, states, or international partners dealing with a zombie infestation. This assistance . . . . Continue Reading »

As a student of the  Tom Wolfe school of art criticism (yes, by repeated usage I will make that a real thing) I tend to be harshly critical of most forms of contemporary art. So to show that I can be objective and fair-minded, I’ll say something nice about  Oliviero . . . . Continue Reading »

Russel Moore considers the similarities between pornography and romance novels : Both are based on an illusion. Pornography is based on the illusion of a perfectly willing, always aroused partner without the “work” of relational intimacy. Often romance novels or their film equivalents do . . . . Continue Reading »

At National Review , George Weigel reviews the lessons learned from the recently released John Jay Study on Causation and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States : The American narrative of the Catholic Church’s struggles with the clerical sexual abuse of the . . . . Continue Reading »

A law student who graduated from N.C. Central University and gave a speech during the commencement ceremony is being accused of plagiarism . Although he had permission to use the words he quoted, he never gave credit to the original orator: Preston Mitchum, 25, said in an interview that he found . . . . Continue Reading »

A new report put out by the Census Bureau finds that woman are marrying later and that the number of couples getting divorced is continuing to decrease: Among the changes found in the research is the rising median age of first marriages, which in 1950 was 23 for men and 20 for women. In 2009, it . . . . Continue Reading »

The U.K.’s Independent has an interesting article on how a form of charismatic evangelical Christianity is taking a hold of London’s financial district. However, despite the rise in the number of believers, many are afraid to come out of the Christian closet. Here, for example, is what . . . . Continue Reading »

On May 11th, Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #96” from 1981 passed all records for photography when it was sold at auction for $3.89 million. This is what it looks like: What’s that you said, you philistine? Did I just hear you say, “meh?” Did you say you don’t . . . . Continue Reading »

Over the past decade, the ” fair trade ” movement has become increasingly popular, especially among Christians who seek market-based approaches to alleviating poverty. But does fair trade, which advocates the payment of a higher price to producers such as coffee farmers, actually work . . . . Continue Reading »

Trevin Wax thinks so. Wax finds five reasons to believe that we have reached a tipping point on the abortion issue: The pro-life cause is winning. In state legislatures, in the media, and in grassroots efforts to reduce the number of abortions, pro-life activists have put abortion rights advocates . . . . Continue Reading »