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The Briefing

Nearly 40 percent say marriage is becoming obsolete... Italy's Political Houdini May Not Escape This Time... A Lucky Few, This Band of Brothers, and the less Blood Shed the Better... The Stonewall Book Awards... And Germany Tightens Security Over Ter ...

November 19, 2010

The Briefing

Times rank E-Book Best Seller... More couples are living together... Amazon title definding pedophilia sparks boycott call... George F. Will: A banner Conservative year... Protest turn violent in London over tuition hike... Grandparents' Role grows a ...

November 12, 2010

The Briefing

Row over Amazon sales of paedophile advice guide... Mother Madness... Proficiency of Black Students is found to be far lower than expected... Repeal of Policy on Gay Service in Military faces struggle... And Ads, Politics blur media lines ...

November 11, 2010

Bankruptcy in the Cathedral

The news that the Crystal Cathedral had filed for bankruptcy protection made for an instant sensation. The church established by Robert Schuller, the very prophet of "Possibility Thinking," was now forced to seek protection from its creditors, listin ...

October 22, 2010

For You, A Video on Reading

I had the honor of joining a panel of great friends at the 2010 RESOLVED conference in Palm Springs. I was asked about reading. I will hope to see you at RESOLVED 2011. See www.resolved.org ...

October 21, 2010

The Briefing

A literary surprise for the Nobel Committee... But no picture books for the little ones... Big changes in journalism... Barbara Boxer on abortion... Lutherans find their faith tested... And in New York, the pulpit is for laughs ...

October 11, 2010

The Briefing

The elites demand contraception... A Canadian judge legalizes prostitution... North Korea gets a succession plan... Americans don't know much about other Faiths... And kids say they really want to read on devices ...

September 29, 2010

On Getting Boys to Read

There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate at best, and many never develop adequate reading skills. They never know the pleasures of a book. ...

September 24, 2010

The Survival of the Book — A Word from James Billington

James H. Billington, the nation's Librarian of Congress, writes in today's edition of The Washington Post about the survival of books. The occasion is the 10th anniversary of the National Book Festival on Saturday. As the day approaches, Billington a ...

September 24, 2010

The Briefing

Bob Woodward writes a new book... Ahmadinejad prompts a walk out at the United Nations... Americans still read books... But not so many boys... Evangelicals experience an adoption season... And Christianity Today looks at hipster Christianity ...

September 24, 2010

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