Newsweek Redefines Masculinity... The Courts take on Gay Rights... Women take over the Swiss Government... A Church apologizes for doing its Job... And a debate over Urinary Segregation ...
"We've arrived at another crossroads," declares Newsweek -- and this one represents a crisis for masculinity. As the magazine's current cover story asserts, "The prevailing codes of manhood have yet to adjust to the changing demands on men." With thi ...
The publication this week of White House Diary, the edited diary entries of former President Jimmy Carter, is a signal event in the publishing world. The book really is as interesting as expected, and much is revealed about Jimmy Carter and his times ...
The Recession is over... Don't ask, don't tell... Politicians go for sin taxes... A College Education pays off... Boys run in Girls Races in America... While Girls dress like Boys in Afganistan ...
Americans and the News... The World of Bricks and Clicks... The Pope Beatifies a Cardinal... A Call for Heathen Republicans... Yoga Strikes a Nerve... And Newsweek looks at Men ...
Secularism in Europe... Religion in Politics... Why the Public Schools can't be fixed... Why the United Nations flirt with Abortion... Why some Married Couples say I Do..Again... And why some Women think they are Priests ...
Writing at The Los Angeles Times, Professor Michael Klarman of the Harvard Law School argues that American presidents often do not get far ahead of public opinion on controversial matters -- especially on matters of moral combat. In making his case, ...
Some questions we ask today would simply baffle our ancestors. When Christians ask whether believers should practice yoga, they are asking a question that betrays the strangeness of our current cultural moment -- a time in which yoga seems almost mai ...
Craig's List says no to Sex Ads... France tries to raise the Retirement Age... The Pope confronts Secularism in Scotland... Colleges go back to Dress Code... And a Mom considers when to curse... ...