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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The director Steven Spielberg is a cultural juggernaut. After decades of hit movies such as Jaws, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, and many more, he would seem like the perfect choice to translate a beloved children’s story to the big screen. Alas, although the anticipation surrounding Spielberg’s collaboration with Walt Disney
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The Greek physician Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC) is considered the father of modern medicine in Western culture. It would be unusual to take an ethics class at a medical school in the United States and not here mention of the author of the Hippocratic Oath. Many people believe the Hippocratic Oath begins with
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Interest in Alexander Hamilton, the man commonly dubbed America’s “most brilliant” Founding Father, has spiked following the success of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway “>musical: Hamilton. While I’ve yet to see the musical, I have read the book that inspired Miranda’s work: Ron Chernow’s stunning biography, Alexander Hamilton. It is perhaps the single best biography I’ve read,
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Rome was the cultural epicenter of the ancient world. It was renowned for its law and order, piety, engineering, and fine art. But it was still a terribly brutal civilization by modern standards. In the mid-5th century BC, Rome established its first legal code, the Twelve Tables. Oddly, the code was silent on the subject
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