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Elmo and the End of Civilization as We Know It

Joel Stein, columnist for The Los Angeles Times, thinks he has found the culprit behind our civilizational decline -- Elmo. That's right, Elmo of Sesame Street fame. "Yes, I know that children love Elmo," Stein admits, adding: "But children are idiot ...

August 16, 2006

We Are Not Alone — Orthodox Judaism and Evolution

Conservative Christians are often lampooned as the last hold-outs against the supposedly invincible theory of evolution. This is untrue on several counts. First, surveys consistently demonstrate that the vast majority of Americans reject Darwinian ev ...

August 15, 2006

Never A Harmless Affair

Matthew Stewart's book, The Courier and the Heretic: Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World, (W. W. Norton and Company, 2006), mentioned in this week's commentary, is a fascinating account of one of those rare historical events tha ...

August 15, 2006

The PC Turns 25 — A Revolutionary Anniversary

Declarations of social revolutions are often overblown. After all, the technological advances of the last two centuries include everything from the harnessing of steam engines to the promise of nanotechnology. Nevertheless, the 25th anniversary of th ...

August 14, 2006

Only in America — “Trump University”

I don't often link to The Nation, nor am I often in agreement with Nicholas von Hoffman. Nevertheless, his recent column on Trump University will brighten your weekend. It seems that Donald Trump -- known for transforming monomaniacal narcissism into ...

August 11, 2006

The Abuse and Misuse of the Puritans

Edmund Wilson once described Carl Sandburg's six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln as "the worst thing to happen to Lincoln since his assassination." That acerbic comment came to mind as I read this article published in The Times [London]. This tim ...

August 10, 2006

Why Do We Have to Make a Case for Kids?

The current issue of Christianity Today offers an interesting cover story entitled, "The Case for Kids." Written by Leslie Leyland Fields, the article also features a fascinating subtitle -- "A defense of the large family by a 'six time breeder.'" M ...

August 10, 2006

“It’s Always a Disaster” — Young People on Marriage

The Boston Globe offers a frightening view of marriage in the eyes of young African-Americans. The article is haunting as it reveals the bleak view of marriage held by these young people: ``I'm not looking forward to marriage," says Nakeeda Burns , ...

August 9, 2006

Achievement and Integrity — Athletes Using Drugs

The exploding controversy over Tour de France winner Floyd Landis raises all the big questions about athletics, character, integrity, and human enhancement. The final disposition of the case is still pending, but the question of doping, the use of ho ...

August 9, 2006

The Technological Mentality — Leon Kass Warns

Professor Leon Kass, former chairman of President Bush's Council on Bioethics, issues a warning about the "technological mentality" that threatens to reduce all matters of morality to issues of technology and technique. Dr. Kass is a medical doctor, ...

August 8, 2006