Academics Look at Religion and the Midterms
by Joseph KnippenbergThe Immanent Frame is a blog devoted to “secularism, religion, and the public sphere” sponsored by the Social Science Research Council . This is a theme that interests me (and, I’d imagine, many readers of FT), so I read it from time to time. But this collection of brief . . . . Continue Reading »
2010 postdiction
by James Ceaserunlike peter, i never predict an election. but i do postdict. here is an account of the election that will shortly appear in the crb Facts speak for themselves. The Democratic Party under Barack Hussein Obama in 2010 suffered the greatest defeat for a newly elected president in a midterm since the . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Zoellick is Magnificently Right
by David P. Goldman(Crossposted from blog.atimes.net)The World Bank president got it exactly right:HONG KONG (MarketWatch) –- The president of the World Bank said in a newspaper editorial Monday that the Group of 20 leading economies should consider adopting a global reserve currency based on gold as part of . . . . Continue Reading »
Afternoon Links — 11.8.10
by David MillsThe Last of the Legendary Mitfords , now the Duchess of Devonshire, tells the story of her fascinating family, which among the sisters included one novelist, one Communist, one Fascist, one admirer of Hitler, and herself. Millions and millions of people died in the “Bloodlands” of . . . . Continue Reading »
Bioethics Cartoon: Is That What Bioethicists Really Believe?
by Wesley J. SmithThe muse struck me late Friday night and I scripted a little satirical cartoon (reposted above) about a fictional conversation between a mainstream bioethicist and a Hippocratic Oath believing doctor. I have mostly had an enthusiastic response. However, a few have accused me of painting . . . . Continue Reading »
The Most Depressing Statistic in America
by Joe CarterForget the unemployment rate or level of GNP, if you want one statistic that reflects the level of decline in our country you have to look no further than the percentage of out-of-wedlock births : As the issue of black unwed parenthood inches into public discourse, Carroll is . . . . Continue Reading »
Upcoming anniversaries
by David T. KoyzisHere is an incomplete list of some of the significant anniversaries taking place over the next several years.2011 — 400th anniversary of the King James Version Bible2012 — 450th anniversary of the completion of the Genevan Psalter2013 — 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg . . . . Continue Reading »
Greatness and PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL SCIENCE
by Peter Lawler1. What may be the GREATEST issue in America’s leading journal of the philosophic dimension of political science is now out! 2. There’s a SYMPOSIUM on Bob Faulkner’s THE CASE FOR GREATNESS, featuring Don Maletz, Andrew Sabl, Mary Keys, Wayne Ambler, and Bob himself responding with . . . . Continue Reading »
In Praise of Gridlock
by Joe CarterAs a member of the Wet Blanket movement , I’m obviously excited about the prospect of government gridlock resulting from divided government. Here are two other perpectives on why we should be enthusiastic about Congressional inactivity. First, Ilya Somin: [D]ivided government tends to . . . . Continue Reading »
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