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Monday, December 10, 2012

But What Happens to the Little People?

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You might think that falling gasoline prices would be welcome news to the left. Cheaper gas brings down the cost of everything which is a sp...

Out of Whack

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A post at the Daily Caller shows that something is very much out of whack with welfare spending. According to the article: [T]he amount s...
Saturday, December 8, 2012

Dare You to Cross That Line

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I can remember seeing a cartoon when I was young in which one character drew a line in the dirt and dared an antagonist to cross the line. W...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Sleight-of-Hand

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This guy is absolutely amazing. His name is Yann Frisch. See if you can figure out how he does this stuff: There's more on Frisch and h...

Meaningful Gift-Giving

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Looking for a meaningful way to observe Christmas and to file a silent protest against the crass commercialization and consumerism which see...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Reflection on the Election

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Contemplating the results of the last presidential election has become something of a pastime, I suppose, and there are lots of theories flo...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Materialism and Intentionality

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Many people believe that human beings are a composite of both mental and material substance. This view is called substance dualism and among...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

In the Beginning

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An article in New Scientist explores the question, "Has the cosmos existed forever, or did something bring it into existence?" Th...
Monday, December 3, 2012

Religious Studies Today

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I don't know if there was ever a time when a student could take a course in religious studies in an American university and actually lea...

Birth Rate Decline

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The folks at the Pew Research Center have come up with some startling statistics about birth trends in the U.S. Here's a quick overview...
Saturday, December 1, 2012

Rubio's Reply

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The Wall Street Journal recently ran an op-ed by Dr. Josh Swamidass, a professor in the Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Division at Washing...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Now He Tells Us

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Pastor Rick Warren has had a political Damascus Road experience of sorts: Saddleback Church founder and author Rick Warren, who once praise...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Colleges and Tyranny

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Michael Barone surveys two new books at NRO both of which expose how ideological liberalism at our colleges and universities both harms and...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Is ID Science?

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If you've ever heard the criticism of Intelligent Design that it's not a scientific theory and should therefore not be taught in pub...

Not Over Yet

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It looks like there'll be yet another challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) before the law is fully...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

A Couple of Rarities

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The winter season often brings rare birds to my part of the country and this year has not disappointed. Two of the unusual species to be spo...

Great Review of Absence

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Emails like this one from a reader named T.J. just make my day: I finished reading In the Absence of God yesterday, which isn't anythin...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Finding Out What's in It

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Bethany Mandel at Commentary points out one way that the Affordable Care Act is harming the very people it was intended to help, especially...

Why Does Homosexuality Exist?

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The Supreme Court decides this week whether to hear an appeal of the California Supreme Court's ruling that Proposition 8, the 2008 vote...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Book Signing

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I'm pleased to announce that I'll be doing a book signing/meet and greet on behalf of my book In the Absence of God at Hearts and M...