Steve Jobs can, as one commenter said of his 2007 iPhone debut presentation, “sell ice to an Eskimo.” What’s more interesting than what he can sell, though, is what he chooses not to. After his well-publicized decision not to sanction adult-themed applications on the new iPad, . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems no amount of technology or police work can thwart the successful career arc of the Parisian Art Thief. Last night’s heist of five paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art demonstrates yet again that if you’re looking for a quick $500 million, there’s still no . . . . Continue Reading »
Just when you thought the culture couldn’t become more demeaned. From the story:It’s official. Octomom Nadya Suleman doesn’t want your dog or cat following in her footsteps. As a front yard full of paparazzi cheered her on, Suleman unveiled a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign . . . . Continue Reading »
There is an interesting note in the current issue of Philosophia Christi (v11; n2) by David Reiter about presuppositional apologetics and its famed “transcendental argument for the existence of God” (or TAG for short). This argument claims that there is a deep metaphysical connection . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s “On the Square,” South Dakota Dreamin’ , our senior editor R. R. Reno reflects on why South Dakota, and by extension much of “fly over country,” developed into such the buccolic Midwest of the cultural stereotype, when the historical and sociological . . . . Continue Reading »
Catholic scholars say those who thwart labor unions commit mortal sin: A group of Catholic scholars contends that management efforts to break labor unions are a grave breech of the church’s social doctrine and tantamount to committing mortal sin. A statement from Weymouth, Mass.-based . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m a great believer in ecumenical generosity, but I would have thought damning the founding figure of your own tradition was taking things too far. In a sermon commemorating the martyrdom of several Carthusian monks during the English Reformation, the heir of that Reformation said, “If . . . . Continue Reading »
Although I had vowed to give the subject a much needed rest, I feel compelled to show due respect to those who objected to my post claiming that atheists are exhibiting vincible ignorance in failing to acknowledge the existence of God. The most common complaint registered by my critics was that I . . . . Continue Reading »
Please, people—can we discuss climate issues without the constant WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE scenarios? A scientific conference sponsored by the Heartland Institute—which opposes global warming alarmism—has descended into the same kind of hysteria that I find so . . . . Continue Reading »
For our romantic readers: Castles for Sale . And for our less romantic readers, or those who have seen through certain contemporary forms of romance: Picasso: Creator and Destroyer and The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street . . . . . Continue Reading »
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