Do we read by seasons? To some degree, we probably do. Summer promises the opportunity to pack a stack of books that otherwise might not fit in the schedule. Every serious reader needs to read some books just for the sheer thrill of reading. A good b ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Senate debate over NSA program exposes tension between security and privacy in dangerous world Senate to let NSA spy program lapse, at least temporarily, Reuters (Patricia Zengerle and Warren Strobel) NSA must end bulk ...
Podcast Transcript 1) FIFA corruption charges exposes incompetence of humans to self-police sin Global soccer corruption case deeply rooted in USA, USA Today (Kevin Johnson) Sepp Blatter Says FIFA Must Police Itself, New York Times (Sam Bord ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Chimps’ day in court exposes confusion of human dignity with care for animals Judge Ponders Whether Chimps Should Get Same Rights as Humans, Wall Street Journal (Jacob Gershman) 2) Leftward trend on social issues reflec ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Secularists note Gates’ membership proposal purely seeking survival of corporation Why the Boy Scouts can do no right politically, Washington Post (Sarah Kaplan and Michael E. Miller) Gates, Gays, and the Boy Scouts, Na ...
The Boy Scouts were doomed the moment the national leadership decided to preserve the organization at the cost of the values and ideals that gave it birth. Speaking to a national meeting of Boy Scouts of America leaders, President Robert Gates, forme ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Irish landslide for gay marriage shows breakdown of cultural shaping power of Catholicism Ireland approves gay marriage, talks about a revolution, Associated Press (Shawn Pogatchnik) Landslide, The Economist Same-sex ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Pot edible fad presents nationwide challenge police, parents, and even children New Challenge for Police: Finding Pot in Lollipops and Marshmallows, New York Times (Catherine Saint Louis) 2) Use of energy drinks, ADHD d ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Appeals Court second denial of Notre Dame case exposes perilous state of religious liberty Appeals Court Denies Notre Dame’s Challenge to Health Law’s Contraception Mandate, Wall Street Journal (Louise Radnofsky and Brent ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Same-sex marriage legalization will reconfigure political, cultural landscape The Morning After the Same-Sex Marriage Decision, New York Times (Linda Greenhouse) 2) Success of gay marriage compared against abortion aggr ...