Ryan Sayre Patrico

Zachary M. Seward in Nieman Journalism Lab : If The New York Times ever strikes you as an abstruse glut of antediluvian perorations, if the newspaper’s profligacy of neologisms and shibboleths ever set off apoplectic paroxysms in you, if it all seems a bit recondite, here’s a reason to be . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, apart from its technical definition , a mindclone is (1) an example of the sort of religion created by worshipers of technology and (2) more evidence of our society’s prevalent mind/body dualism: A mindclone is a software version of your mind. He or she is all of your thoughts, . . . . Continue Reading »

That, of course, is the ludicrous question Ali G once posed to Noam Chomsky, and it’s ludicrous precisely because it’s impossible to answer. Equally ludicrous, then, is Paul J.J. Payack’s untestable assertion that, just yesterday at 5:22 AM, English got its millionth word — . . . . Continue Reading »

At the American Scene , Conor Friedersdorf wants to know . . . . . Continue Reading »

From the Denver Post : Nancy R. Howell, professor of theology at Saint Paul School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary in Kansas City, Mo., said theological reflection on human and animal natures had been stunted by inattention to recent developments in animal-behavior science. “Deeper . . . . Continue Reading »

Of course, the book— Does God Hate Women? , by Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom—is also highly critical of the way Judaism and Christianity supposedly oppress women. But no one is worried about Jewish and Christian anger. I wonder why. . . . . Continue Reading »

According to the Wall Street Journal , at least : The bad news for this spring’s college graduates is that they’re entering the toughest labor market in at least 25 years. The worse news: Even those who land jobs will likely suffer lower wages for a decade or more compared to those . . . . Continue Reading »

The Washington Post reports : The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting a request by the Obama administration. The court said it will not hear an appeal from former Army Capt. James . . . . Continue Reading »

How did a European Christian living at the end of the tenth century feel about the approaching end of the millennium? As Arthur Herman points out in his review of The Forge of Christendom , by Tom Holland, not very good: The men of the 900s, Mr. Holland notes, had good reason for feeling hopeless. . . . . Continue Reading »

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