Culture

Merriam-Webster has the term “McJob” in the newest edition of their collegiate dictionary, which has caused McDonald’s, from whence the term is derived, to be slightly upset. The new dictionary defines a McJob as, “a low paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement.” McDonald’s is upset because they say that … Read more

I’ve attended several weddings this year, and for the most part the ceremonies were well-done and thoughtful of the marriage which was about to take place. I have noticed though, both in weddings I’ve been to and in ones I’ve heard or read about, that a change seems to be taking place. Many weddings today … Read more

Speaking to Middle Tennessee State students yesterday, Al Gore commented on the role of television in our democracy: “Our democracy is suffering in an age when the dominant medium is not accessible to the average person and does not lend itself most readily to the conveyance of complex ideas about self-governance,” Gore said. “Instead it … Read more

Russell Moore has good take on post-gender America as he examines the New York Times Style section. After wading through the mire of spouse roles, violent women, “metrosexuals,” and same-sex partnerships, Moore concludes: …this is one small section from one newspaper on one random Sunday morning. But there is much at stake here. The revolt … Read more

An intriguing Washington Post feature laments the passing of the “good ol’ days” of the male-female flirtation game: In the spirit of gender equality, many a young woman has discarded the slow, subtle arts of flirtation and charm that females have used successfully on males for millennia, and replaced them with quick, direct strikes: punching … Read more

Rush Limbaugh’s announcement Friday that he is addicted to prescription painkillers came as no real surprise to me. When I heard him the week before announce that he would not comment on the situation until he knew what exactly he was facing, it was not difficult to put two and two together. After all, if … Read more

Albert Mohler writes today on character: Arnold Schwarzenegger is an example of a candidate whose primary qualification for office is more rooted in charisma than in character. It is hard to imagine that California voters were shocked when accusations of lecherous behavior were leveled at Schwarzenegger. He has presented himself throughout his adult life as … Read more

The Door Magazine has an interview with Michael Graham, author of Redneck Nation. Graham’s book apparently covers how most of liberal America exhibits the same traits that they like to make fun of in rednecks from the South (all of us from the South ain’t rednecks, of course). Says Graham: Today, in the United States, … Read more

Thomas Sowell has a superb article today on the Rush Limbaugh race flap. Sowell says: The question of the validity of what was said has already been lost in the shuffle. In a sense, that doesn’t matter. What matters enormously is whether or not people lose the freedom to say what they think. That loss … Read more

Yes, I know it’s hard to believe, but a recent study shows that there are substantial differences in the way men’s and women’s brains work. An excerpt: The male brain secretes less of the powerful primary bonding chemical oxytocin and less of the calming chemical serotonin than the female brain. So while women find emotional … Read more