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Making adolescence obsolescent

Chuck Colson recently published two BreakPoint commentaries that have a bearing on secondary education: South Hadley Hellions: The Fruit of Sin and Savagery in South Hadley: Where Are the Adults? The event that prompted these commentaries was the tragic bullying and suicide of Phoebe Prince in a . . . . Continue Reading »

Quelle Horreur

According to a Montreal newspaper , “Distribution Percour Inc., owner of Boutique Séduction in Montreal North, has been ordered by a Quebec Court judge to pay $500 for selling an item called Sleeve Super Stretch whose packaging was in English only. Acting on a citizen’s complaint, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Human Pesticide

Time magazine is devoting an upcoming cover story to the fiftieth anniversary of the anniversary of “The Pill.” In reply, Albert Mohler reflects on the significance of the event—and how evangelicals failed to foresee the detrimental implications: Within a decade of the Pill’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Is Your Church Too Churchy?

Over at USA Today ’s Faith and Reason blog, a suspiciously told story of a high school graduation ceremony held at a public auditorium . . . err, megachurch. The organizers say it doesn’t look churchy enough to violate the separation of church and everything else. USA Today thinks . . . . Continue Reading »

The Aesthetics of Sports

In reflecting on the relationship between story and the rules of the game,  Brian Phillips writes : What that means is that, if we care about the sport as a story, we have to hope that the people in charge of running it do their jobs  just badly enough to ensure that the  Hand of God . . . . Continue Reading »

Why We Need Animal Research

Animal rights activists—as opposed to animal welfare proponents—universally oppose all medical research no matter how beneficial to human health and well being. Some admit that research provides benefits, but others—like PETA—lie, claiming that because  there isn’t . . . . Continue Reading »

The Art of Mexican Taxation

Mexico allows visual artists to pay their taxes with artworks: That’s the deal Mexico has offered to artists since 1957, quietly amassing a modern art collection that would make most museum curators swoon. As the 2009 tax deadline approaches, tax collectors are getting ready to receive a whole . . . . Continue Reading »

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