Is Transgenderism the Next Sexual Tipping Point?
By Janie B. Cheaney | A few years ago we were told that the defining civil rights issue of our time would be same-sex marriage. But that was then. Welcome the new defining civil rights issue, officially announced in a cover story (subscription required) in Time magazine: “The Transgender Tipping Point…
Why are Some Elementary Schools Holding Fake Field Days?
By Kyle Olson | Elementary school field day notice: ‘The competitive urge to win will be kept to a minimum.’ If you don’t understand the phrase “cultural Marxism,” this is a good example. North Hill Elementary in Rochester, Michigan announced its annual field day – like thousands of other elementary schools…
Is Bill O’Reilly Right About Our Colleges, or Not?
By Bill O’Reilly | Who says America is going downhill? When it comes to at least one measure, our nation is way out in front, with the ten most expensive universities in the world. Leading the way is Sarah Lawrence College, where a year of room and board goes for around $62,000. In other words…
No One Believes It, But Extreme Poverty Is Declining Globally
By Josh Shepherd | In new research polling released this week, Barna Group finds that more than eight in 10 Americans (84 percent) are unaware global poverty has been reduced drastically in recent decades. The nationwide sample reveals that a majority of Americans (67 percent) falsely believe global poverty has…
Do Demographics Favor the Faithful: A Future for Atheism?
By Eric Metaxas | Every spring for the past 27 years, writers and other intellectuals have gathered in the Welsh town of Hay “to think about the world as it is,” “to imagine how it might be,” and to have a “big conversation about discovery and intellectual adventure.” This year, one of the featured speakers was…
The Supreme Court and Jesus’ Name: Decision for Freedom
By John Stonestreet | In a surprise to many, the Supreme Court has ruled you can not only open a town meeting in prayer, you can even mention Jesus. Since 1999, the town board of Greece, New York, has opened its monthly meeting with a prayer given by a local member of the clergy. Because Monroe County, New York,…
Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers: Are Liberal Arts for Everyone?
By Scott Samuelson | Once, when I told a guy on a plane that I taught philosophy at a community college, he responded, “So you teach Plato to plumbers?” Yes, indeed. But I also teach Plato to nurses’ aides, soldiers, ex-cons, preschool music teachers, janitors, Sudanese refugees, prospective wind-turbine…
New Study: Links Casual Marijuana Use and Brain Abnormalities
Leah Barkoukis | There are plenty of studies out there demonstrating the effects long-term marijuana use has on users, but for the first time, researchers at Northwestern University looked into the relationship between casual marijuana use and brain changes. What they discovered, which was published in the…
Should There Be a Black Mass at Harvard?
By Eric Metaxas | If you’re like me, you were probably irked that Harvard would allow a reenactment of a satanic black mass. But hold on, because there’s a lesson in all this. Really. As you may have heard, a club at Harvard had planned to reenact a “black mass” at the university’s Memorial Hall. For those of you…