Blog 3 Columns

Rome and the Decline and Fall … of Bureaucracy?0
- Culture
- July 19, 2018
We have all heard the comparison between the fall of Rome and the current state of decline in America. The comparison is often repeated, and its warning should not be forgotten. One writer who states this clearly is the historian Thomas Cahill. Writing on Roman decline in the book How the Irish Saved Civilization, Cahill
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Another California City is Trying a Universal Basic Income: Will it Work?0
- Economics
- July 19, 2018
Starting in 2019, the city of Stockton will join San Francisco and Oakland in testing a “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) program that could eventually be expanded to a state or national level. The official website for the initiative explains: “The [program] will provide at least 100 Stocktonians with a Guaranteed Income of $500 per month for 18
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Why Christians Should Read Detective Fiction 1
- Literature
- July 18, 2018
As summer hits its halfway point, many of you may be eagerly awaiting your upcoming beach vacations. And with the beach comes “beach reading,” from Tom Clancy to Danielle Steele and everything in between. To many educated people, the phrase “beach reading” represents the quickest way to dismiss a book without attacking it outright. Just
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What Part of ‘Brexit Now’ Does Theresa May Not Understand?0
- July 18, 2018
Many people regard Magna Carta as the first constitutional guarantee of the basic liberties of the English-speaking world. Fewer people know that Magna Carta wasn’t imposed on King John just because he abused his power (which, after all, has been true of most kings and governments throughout history) but because he had handed away the
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The Art of Beautification: The Graces of Ordinary Life 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2018
The beautification of life, the highest “household art” of making people happy and places pretty, also encompasses the adornment of the soul. Because life is more than work, economics, and money, the life of the heart and spirit need constant replenishment… What do decorating a room, wearing tasteful clothes, expressing cheerfulness, offering friendship, enjoying Mayday,
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James Monroe is the Latest Victim of the PC Culture 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2018
In the latest move in what Politico has dubbed the “Nomenclature Wars,” a St. Paul school is considering scrubbing its namesake, President James Monroe, due to his slave-owning past. Matching similar trends around the country, this change is motivated by concern that the school name might not reflect the values of the community. In a
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Genetically Modified Babies? The Future Is Now 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2018
Designer babies are looking more and more like a reality whose time is imminent. Piggybacking on recent research which allows scientists “to rewrite the DNA bound up in living cells,” an ethics panel in the U.K. just released a report which suggests this maneuvering of genetics is “morally permissible.” The announcement does not come without
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Elon Musk and the Excessive Adoration of Technology Visionaries 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2018
Elon Musk is one of the most admired men in America. He founded Tesla, SpaceX, and numerous other entrepreneurial ventures that have captured the public’s hearts and imaginations. Who wouldn’t get excited about spaceships and the possibility of colonizing Mars? But people look to Musk for far more than just his technological vision. The internet
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Citizenship No Longer Required to Vote in School Board Elections in San Francisco 0
- Politics
- July 18, 2018
Noncitizens can vote in San Francisco’s Board of Education elections after the city’s Department of Elections ruled Monday to do away with citizenship requirements. Noncitizens seeking to vote in San Francisco’s Board of Education elections must be at least 18 years old and residents of the city, CBS SF Bay Area reported Monday. They must also
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Rome and the Decline and Fall … of Bureaucracy?0