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Is Dr. Spock the Reason We Have an Easily Offended Culture?0
- November 18, 2015
As we have seen with the recent outbursts on various college campuses, it doesn’t take much these days for people to be offended. Wear a Halloween costume which references a certain culture? Offensive. Say something contrary to another person’s opinion? Offensive. But are we too easily offended and outraged these days? That’s a question Sarah
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Does “Little Women” Get the Marriage Concept Wrong?0
- Culture
- November 18, 2015
It may seem surprising, but until a few months ago, I had never seen the famous 1994 film “Little Women” with Christian Bale and Winona Ryder. Perhaps it was because I was viewing the film with fresh eyes that one little line jumped out and startled me. The line came near the end of the
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A Sex Strike to End Chicago’s Violence?0
- History
- November 18, 2015
Aristophanes, the Ancient Greek playwright, created the play Lysistrata around 400 B.C. Set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, it is the story of a woman who sets out to end the violence by starting a sex strike. According to the news this week, a woman is now setting out
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Why Kirsten Dunst Appreciates Chivalry0
- Culture
- November 17, 2015
The best way to make headlines is to swim upstream against conventional wisdom. Increasingly, however, going against conventional wisdom seems to mean a return to traditional ideas. Such is the case with actress Kirsten Dunst. According to a recent interview in Net-A-Porter fashion magazine, Dunst isn’t necessarily on board with the “find-a-feminist-boyfriend” trend. Instead, Ms.
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Time to be a Prude0
- Culture
- November 17, 2015
In comparable terms, the entire population of the United States has watched DJ Snake’s and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” music video on YouTube. In case you missed it, a man seems to have some sort of erectile dysfunction that causes him to hump everything in sight with such amazing power that he even
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Oxford Dictionaries’ “Word” of the Year? An Emoji0
- November 17, 2015
Each year, Oxford Dictionaries selects one “Word of the Year” that “best reflect[s] the ethos, mood, and preoccupations” of a given year. Yesterday, Oxford announced that its selection for 2015 wasn’t a word; it was an emoji. More specifically, this emoji: Oxford justified its selection by pointing out that “Emojis are no longer the preserve of
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New Study: Teacher Unions May Have Damaging Effects on Students0
- Economics
- November 17, 2015
It’s well-accepted fact that a good teacher is one of the most important components of a child’s education. And as some might assume, behind every good teacher is a good teachers union. But while unions might be beneficial for teachers, new evidence suggests they are not beneficial for students. Such a conclusion was reached
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Does the U.S. Still Believe in Assimilating Immigrants?0
- Culture
- November 17, 2015
In his Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, John Henry Newman famously listed 7 tests (“notes”) of a truly living and developing idea. His third test was the “Power of Assimilation,” which he described as follows: “[D]octrines and views which relate to man are not placed in a void, but in the crowded world,
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Yesterday, This is How Many Christians Began Preparing for Christmas0
- Culture
- November 16, 2015
In the media and conversation, I’m sure you’ve already endured the now-tedious discussions about the “War on Christmas” and about being exposed to holiday decorations and music too early. What you probably didn’t hear about is that yesterday, many Christians began quietly preparing for Christmas in their own way — by fasting.
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