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Study: Literacy in Ancient Israel Was ‘Far More Widespread than Previously Known’0
- History
- April 15, 2016
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study on Monday revealing that literacy among ancient Israeli soldiers was much higher than previously believed. The study was based on 16 inscriptions on pottery fragments (known as ostracons) unearthed near the Dead Sea in an excavation from the Judahite desert fortress of Arad. The
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Chesterton: Newspapers are ‘the hobbies of a few rich men’0
- Culture
- April 15, 2016
If anything positive has come about from the 2016 presidential campaign season, it would be that the press has revealed its true character. Complaints abound from Americans of all stripes that “the media” is more interested in driving its own narrative than simply informing the public. In his 1908 book Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton wrote about
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Scientists: Funny People are Smarter 0
- Culture
- April 15, 2016
This may come as a surprise or it may not, but according to a 2011 study from researchers at the University of New Mexico, funny people seem to be a bit smarter than your average person. The University of New Mexico asked 400 psychology students to complete measures of abstract reasoning ability and verbal intelligence
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Are We the ‘Last Men’?0
- Culture
- April 15, 2016
Perhaps Friedrich Nietzsche’s most recognizable title is Thus Spake Zarathustra, in which he deals with some of the recurring themes in his works such as the “death of God,” the will to power, and the Superman. As I mentioned the other day, Nietzsche had perceived that the foundation of European morality had been undermined
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Norway’s Children Are Being Taken from Their Homes 0
- Culture
- April 15, 2016
For most parents the thought of Child Protective Services showing up on the doorstep is terrifying. It’s even more terrifying when you believe you are innocent of the charges brought against you. That’s the case with a Romanian-Norwegian couple known as Marius and Ruth Bodnariu. Shortly before Christmas last year, Mrs. Bodnariu was alarmed when
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The Big Problem with Incest isn’t Genetic 0
- Culture
- April 15, 2016
Generally speaking, when individuals consider whether or not incest is acceptable or not, the first thought goes to genetics. Quite quickly, images of malformed backwoods-types or sickly kings and queens of old come to mind. For that reason, people may say that incest itself is okay as long as there is consent and that protection
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