Blog 3 Columns

Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Is Ten Times Larger Than the U.S. Rate 0
- Culture
- August 2, 2019
Donald Trump in recent days has repeatedly attacked the city of Baltimore for its very low quality of life, denouncing it as “rodent-infested” and noting it has a very, very high homicide rate. It’s difficult to find reliable stats on Baltimore’s rodent population per capita, but we can consult the FBI crime data on Baltimore’s
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The ’30 Days of Gas Station Food’ Experiment Holds an Important Nutritional Lesson for Americans 0
- Culture
- August 1, 2019
For most of human history, the primary concern of most people was getting enough food to eat. The invention of capitalism finally enabled the majority of people in market-based societies to focus on higher pursuits. Ironically, capitalism is now widely blamed for causing obesity—because of the availability of fast food, “food deserts,” or simply because
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Sugar Babies and Epstein’s Teenagers: What Must We Think?0
- August 1, 2019
I’m confused. You see, I thought the definition of a prostitute was a male or female who accepted money for sexual favors. My online dictionary offers a more chauvinistic definition: “a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.” I’m not sure why that definition singles out women, but
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Roadschooling: The Latest Education Frontier?0
- Culture
- August 1, 2019
Christine Lindstrom and her family have been a part of the roadschooling movement for the last three years. This relatively recent phenomenon has much in common with traditional homeschooling. The place of education, however, just happens to be on wheels. When asked why she didn’t think the public school system was the right option for
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Is Pete Buttigieg Right That Opposing a $15 Minimum Wage ‘Taunts’ God?0
- Economics
- August 1, 2019
Are those who oppose raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour transgressing the Scripture and mocking the Lord God Almighty? One might get that impression from watching Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, when one of the participants explicitly made that argument. The allegation came when South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg offered his exegesis of Proverbs 14:31. “[T]he
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And Then They Came for the Left’s Sacred Symbols 0
- Culture
- August 1, 2019
All throughout history, winners have destroyed the creations of losers. And yet that same history tells us that the wheel has a way of turning, as losers sometimes become winners. And so perhaps those who would destroy someone else’s stuff should stop and reflect on the possibility that the next stuff to be destroyed could
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Tulsi’s Last Stand 0
- Culture
- July 31, 2019
It was already one of the most memorable moments of the Democratic presidential debates in this young election cycle. “Leaders as disparate as President Obama and President Trump have both said they want to end U.S. involvement in Afghanistan but it isn’t over for America,” observed moderator Rachel Maddow. “Why isn’t it over? Why can’t
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Political Polarization Is About Feelings, Not Facts 0
- Culture
- July 31, 2019
Politicians and pundits from all quarters often lament democracy’s polarized condition. Similarly, citizens frustrated with polarized politics also demand greater flexibility from the other side. Decrying polarization has become a way of impugning adversaries. Meanwhile, the political deadlock and resentment that polarization produces goes unaddressed. Ironic, right? Commentators rarely say what they mean by polarization. But
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How Children Are Missing Life’s Meaning 0
- Culture
- July 31, 2019
I escaped a few weeks ago. I left my job, the city, and – glory, hallelujah! – the internet behind and spent several days at a cabin up north. It was nothing but trees, country roads, a rocky shoreline, and a vast lake. And books. Lots of books. Until the disconnect comes, it’s hard to
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Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Is Ten Times Larger Than the U.S. Rate 0