Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 256
April 9, 2015
The Benedict Option
The outrage from big business (even Walmart!), the media, and the culture at large over Indiana’s Religious Freedom bill has many Christians thinking that America is a lost cause. The dominant culture is so fixated on gay marriage and sexual permissiveness that it will not tolerate dissenters. Even religious liberty, in the court of public [Read More...]
The American history wars
Back in 1994, Lynne Cheney, former head of the National Endowment for the Humanities, published a piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled The End of History, criticizing educational standards for American History. Now she has published The End of History, Part II, about the new Advance Placement American History exam. See excerpts after the [Read More...]
Corporations aren’t funding campaigns after all?
When the Supreme Court ruled that the law limiting corporate contributions was an infringement of the right to free speech, the conventional wisdom was–and is–that now big businesses will buy politicians by funding their elections. But it hasn’t turned out that way. Corporations aren’t giving much money at all to political candidates. The ruling allowing [Read More...]
April 8, 2015
A pro-abortion children’s book
A new children’s book, entitled Sister Apple, Sister Pig, is an attempt to teach children that it is a good thing to have a sibling who was aborted. From Michael Avramovich, Shocking New Children’s Book – Mere Comments: Sister Apple, Sister Pig is a new, very creepy children’s book by Mary Walling Blackburn. Like other [Read More...]
Rand Paul throws his hat into the ring
Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) announced that he is running for president. The pro-life Libertarian offers something different from the typical alternatives. Like conservatives, he would have a smaller government and support free market economics. Like liberals, he would have a non-interventionist foreign policy, be skeptical of big corporations, and promote civil liberties. Do you think [Read More...]
Nutrition with a grain of salt
Nutritionists have taken back their warnings against dietary cholesterol. Now some are challenging the warnings against salt. From More scientists doubt salt is as bad for you as the government says – The Washington Post: For years, the federal government has advised Americans that they are eating too much salt, and that this excess contributes [Read More...]
The winner of the Cranach NCAA pool. . .
. . .is Pete, who predicted three of the final four. His strategy after the jump. “For the final four, I’ll go with what never happens – all the number one seeds: Kentucky, Villanova, Duke, Wisconsin.” The wildcard no one predicted: Michigan State. Nor did anyone predict the ultimate winner, Duke. But Pete wins bragging [Read More...]
April 7, 2015
“Power of Positive Thinking” founder dies
Rev. Robert Schuller, one of the pioneering megachurch pastors with his Crystal Cathedral and “power of positive thinking” theology, died at the age of 88.From Leigh Jones, Crystal Cathedral Founder Robert Schuller Dies, World News Service: The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, known for rousing sermons broadcast around the world on The Hour of Power from [Read More...]
Our nuclear deal with Iran
The Obama administration has signed a deal with Iran that would cut the economic sanctions in return for a scale back of its nuclear program. See the terms after the jump. Do you think this is a good achievement? From Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post: 1. The main metric bandied about when calculating how to prevent an Iranian [Read More...]
Birth tourism
Children born inside the borders of the United States are automatically American citizens. This has created a practice known as “birth tourism,” in which pregnant women from other countries come to the United States to give birth, thus giving the baby American citizenship. This has become a major industry in China. But the reason is [Read More...]
