by jstewardfree | Feb 21, 2013 | Grey Matter
Recently, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted the official ban on women serving in combat. The military is often a social experimentation lab for our government, and this is no exception. Apart from the obvious concern for the lives of the women sent into these...
by jstewardfree | Feb 19, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Eric Metaxas | Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, has only been on the job for a month but he’s already stirred up enough controversy to last a lifetime. In January, he made headlines around the world when he told a panel on social security reforms that the...
by jstewardfree | Feb 18, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Jerome C. Foss | Politics students at Saint Vincent College benefit from the emphasis on studying original works, not textbooks. | As the fall semester came to an end, I was reminded of the importance of teaching politics through primary sources. While grading my...
by jstewardfree | Feb 13, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Ira Stoll | In his new book, the co-founder of Whole Foods Market promotes free-market thinking while criticizing Wall Street. John Mackey, the cofounder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, has a flair for well-timed entries into public policy debates, as readers of...
by jstewardfree | Feb 11, 2013 | Grey Matter
By John Stonestreet | BSA’s Significant Decision | Early this week, the Boy Scouts of America announced that they may soon drop their national policy that prohibits openly homosexual Scouts and scout leaders from participating. Instead, it would allow local...
by jstewardfree | Feb 7, 2013 | Grey Matter
A review of Bob Dylan’s new album, Tempest, by Publius. | Are we watching our way of life die? Are we in the middle of a storm? Bob Dylan says “yes” in his latest album. Bob has never been real “happy” in a pop sort of way. A lot of...
