The question of who is allowed to have weapons (and what kind) might seem, to some, like a relatively modern phenomenon. It’s not. Marx and Engels posited that history is primarily a struggle of class, with one class of people (the Bourgeois) seeking to dominate another class (the Proletariat). The people, of course, “do
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Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman, ed. by Don W. King (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009) I’ve spent the better part of my career as a historian and a writer, reading personal letters, memoirs, and autobiographies. I count it among one of the greatest pleasures in this life to be able to
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta have found promising data showing that it’s possible for certain information to be biologically inherited by offspring, due to chemical changes in one’s DNA. Trials using mice discovered that traumatic and stressful experiences, and the emotions that are felt during them, can be passed down
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“Do you see this soldier in this checkpoint?” complained Iraqi resident Wael al-Khafaji, pointing to a spot just a few feet from his Baghdad barbershop. “He can do whatever he wants to me right now and I can’t say a word. Is this democracy?” Before the U.S. invasion, this businessman – like millions of other
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Last week Pew Research came out with a new survey on the relationship between religion and politics. Ahead of the election, it’s particularly interesting to note the level of influence Americans believe churches should have in politics. Nearly two out of three Americans are solidly against churches endorsing a certain candidate. However, fewer Americans than
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