Culture

There’s a certain segment of the liberal population which feels that it doesn’t get its fair share of expression in the marketplace of ideas. You’ve seen them before. Because they are not adequately heard on just about every issue, they plaster the backs of their cars with bumper stickers. It’s not difficult to spot a … Read more

Now that young men have become “Wimps and Barbarians,” says Terrence O. Moore, women have had to compromise. In the follow-up to the former article, Moore now shows us what has happened to women in “Heather’s Compromise.” Moore has some keen cultural observations here, and you’d be remiss to pass them by. As I said … Read more

I’m not talking about Cocaine, either. There’s another type of Coke addict—the Diet Coke addict. I’ve noticed this trend for a few years now. People who drink Diet Coke are fanatical about the beverage. Eric Gillin’s article, “The Cult of Diet Coke,” recognizes this addiction: The high and mighty are addicted as well. Donald Trump … Read more

Mars Hill Audio has made available an excellent essay [PDF] by theologian R.R. Reno entitled “Postmodern Irony and Petronian Humanism.” In the essay, Reno identifies two of the more prominent elements of postmodern culture as fear of authority and flight from truth. These elements serve to distance people from any serious engagement with truth: Nonetheless, … Read more

The latest attack on abstinence education comes in the form of a new study that says people who made “virginity pledges” until marriage are just as likely to have STD’s as those who did not make them. The New York Times report on the story makes it sound almost dangerous to make such a pledge: … Read more

Last week I posted regarding the Academy Award tribute given to Leni Riefenstahl, who made Hitler’s documentary/propoganda piece Triumph of the Will. Not all were happy with my post. Reader Jonah commented: Leni Reifenstahl was neither an anti-Semite nor a supporter of Hitler (any more than you were required to be a supporter of Hitler … Read more

Pia de Solenni’s article in NRO today had a startling statistic of which I was heretofore unware: “Approximately 40 percent of American women under 45 have had at least one abortion.” Does anyone know if this is really true? I’ve heard numbers of this kind for the former Soviet Union, but I didn’t realize it … Read more

On the heels of Terrence O. Moore’s superb article, “Wimps and Barbarians,” is Joseph Epstein’s piece in the latest Weekly Standard entitled “The Perpetual Adolescent,” which examines the disappearance of adulthood in America. The article is quite eye-opening: The old hunger for life, the eagerness to get into the fray, has been replaced by an … Read more

The proposed Federal Marriage Amendment reads like this: “Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this constitution or the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon … Read more

I only saw bits and pieces of the Academy Awards®©™ Sunday night, but one thing I did see startled me a bit. When they showed the film collage of all the Hollywood people who died in the last year (beginning with a tribute to Gregory Peck), there was a 2-3 second shot of one Leni … Read more