A friend alerted me to a report in Science , “A WEIRD View of Human Nature Skews Psychologists’ Studies.” Neither the report nor the original article being reported, which was published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is available online, but Science ‘s free . . . . Continue Reading »
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, in one of today’s “On the Square” articles (today’s a bonus day), our senior editor R. R. Reno explains the ways in which a sense of history can humanize our lives. He writes, in Memory Redeemed , that while “A living past . . . . Continue Reading »
Recent polls show Kenya’s new constitution has the support of nearly 60 percent of the populace. But some of the country’s Christians are a bit wary of where it will lead: Much of the debate has focused on church groups’ opposition to two things. One is the Muslim courts that rule . . . . Continue Reading »
Afghanistan is one of the world’s poorest countries. But it has the potential for great riches. A recent finding discovered that there may be more than $1 trillion in minerals in the ground waiting to be mined. From the story:The United States has discovered nearly $1 . . . . Continue Reading »
John Piper explains in this sermon given in . . . . Continue Reading »
Today On the Square , Hadley Arkes gives us the breakdown of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez , confirming the very concerns he foreshadowed in his June/July FT article, ” Vast Dangers in a Small Place .” And at the Religion Clause blog, . . . . Continue Reading »
A survey by Las Vegas Weekly names magician—and outspoken atheist—Penn Jillette to be the top of the list of “personalities who define Vegas” . In an interview with the magazine, Jillette explain why on his cable television show, he attacks some religious groups . . . . Continue Reading »
Jennifer Rubin has performed the valuable service of explaining how Republicans should focus their attack on ObamaCare. It’ll be easy as heck for your employer to be “de-grandfathered” as your health care provider. To begin with, said employer will no longer be able to shop around . . . . Continue Reading »
Let me preface this by saying that I’m not being critical of Rawls. I’m just using Rawlsians to clarify why sophisticated people think about being personal these days: One scenario is that genetic enhancement might be regarded as no different from the way we now view elective cosmetic . . . . Continue Reading »
Independence Day can take on new meaning this year. While your neighbors are declaring their independence from the British crown, why not declare your independence from tacit assumptions and unexamined presuppositions?Between BBQ chicken and fireworks, I encourage you to watch Astra Taylor’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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