Next April 15, we’re going to have a one-day conference on the general topic of the teaching of American politics. Here are some possible themes: the relationship between civic education and liberal education, the use of literature and film, the heroic approach (Washington, Lincoln, etc.), . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the common complaints against traditional evangelicalism is that it has been held captive by a distinctly Western approach to rationality that eschews mystery and narrative. The central target of this complaint is the “Enlightenment,” with its emphasis on reason to the detriment . . . . Continue Reading »
The New Atlantis, simply one of the best journals out there, is now hosting a new blog called Futurisms which features the writing of Charles Rubin, Ari Schulman, and Adam Keiper. It’s quite a blog that manages to cover a wide spectrum of topics from nanotechnology and nanoethics to . . . . Continue Reading »
My colleague at RIT Sean Sutton has edited a terrific collection of essays called Biotechnology: Our Future as Human Beings and Citizens . Besides some very provocative pieces by Leon Kass and Ronald Bailey, there is a contribution entitled “The Bible and Biotechnology” which very well . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the linguists’ group blog, Language Log , they’re taking up the school-marm’s rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction. But you already know the rule, of course. And who’s to say the school-marms were wrong? The Bible, as it turns out: This morning I . . . . Continue Reading »
Joseph asked , “And where is Planned Parenthood going to go? Are they going to withdraw their support from President Obama and the Democrats?” They won’t have to go anywhere. After Planned Parenthood got off the phone with House Democrats, the liberal caucus decided it would kill . . . . Continue Reading »
It is easy to get irritated when religious leaders follow instead of lead on the issues of our day.Christians are called to follow the Truth even if nobody else wants to go there.As lovers of Wisdom, we are called to follow the Logos where ever He leads us. No picking a politically correct cause . . . . Continue Reading »
In an On the Square round-up this morning , I take up the House bill that passed this weekend. Not everyone is happy that the Stupak Amendment was added, of course. Here’s the latest from Planned Parenthood : Congress passed a bill that will undercut women’s access to comprehensive . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to the wonders of Amazon, I was able to obtain a copy of William F. Buckley’s out of print Cruising Speed . I don’t know how this book managed to disappear from our collective consciousness because it is wonderful. Cruising Speed and Overdrive are characterized as personal . . . . Continue Reading »
The autumn of 1989 was an exciting time to be teaching political science, due to the extraordinary events occurring in the former east European Soviet bloc. The culmination was, of course, the dramatic opening of the Berlin Wall on 9 November. A political illusion that had seemed so immovable for . . . . Continue Reading »
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