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2024-10-15T08:13:37-04:00

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Garbage Time

Last updated on: October 15, 2024 at 8:13 am   By Gene Veith

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The metaphor of "garbage time"--when the game is basically over, but you have to play out the clock-- is widespread in sports around the world. The editor of a small Chinese publication, Hu Wenhui, saw a wider application and wrote about what he called "the garbage time of history." Read more

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2024-10-14T07:49:39-04:00

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Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day Miscellany, 10/14/24

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 7:49 am   By Gene Veith

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The rest of the story about the jobs numbers. What happened to the government's "internet for all" program. And restarting Three Mile Island to power AI. Read more

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The Decline and Benefits of Reading Books

Last updated on: October 8, 2024 at 12:13 pm   By Gene Veith

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People are still reading texts, blogs, tweets, and online articles.  But fewer of them are reading actual books.  This is a problem, not only for our civilization but also for our mental health. Read more

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DISCUSS: The Lesser of Two Evils?

Last updated on: October 4, 2024 at 4:34 pm   By Gene Veith

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It is said that, when it comes to voting, Christians must often choose between the lesser of two evils.  Do you agree with that principle or are there other options?  If you do agree, which of the current presidential candidates do you consider to be the lesser of two evils? Read more

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2024-10-10T07:13:02-04:00

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A Solution to Disinformation

Last updated on: October 10, 2024 at 7:13 am   By Gene Veith

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Today when truth is widely seen as a "construction," information (facts), misinformation (incorrect facts), and disinformation (deliberately incorrect facts) are all jumbled together. Governments and social media companies have been censoring material that fails their "fact checks," but what about freedom of speech? One solution was proposed by John Milton in 1644. Read more

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“Reformation Begins with Ourselves”

Last updated on: October 9, 2024 at 8:38 am   By Gene Veith

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Herman Bavinck, another Dutch Reformed theologian  who worked with Abraham Kuyper in the Anti-Revolutionary Party, urges Christians seeking to reform society to begin by reforming themselves.  He makes an excellent point, but I have some reservations. Read more

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The Anti-Revolutionary Party

Last updated on: October 8, 2024 at 8:54 am   By Gene Veith

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As Christians are trying to figure out how they should pursue politics and cultural influence in our secularist world, it is helpful to consider models from the past. Jordan Ballor offers a look at the Reformed theologian Abraham Kuyper's political program, which was quite different from our contemporary attempts to relate Christianity and politics. Read more

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Monday Miscellany, 10/7/24

Last updated on: October 3, 2024 at 3:39 pm   By Gene Veith

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Why political polls are inaccurate; big cases in the new Supreme Court term; and academics are joining the autoworkers' union. Read more

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2024-09-27T18:08:54-04:00

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Why Do So Many Artists Become Radicals?

Last updated on: September 27, 2024 at 6:08 pm   By Gene Veith

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The contemporary art world is once again in thrall to political radicalism.  Artist Megan Gafford wonders what the attraction is. In her article  "The Totalitarian Artist: Politics vs Beauty," she explores the phenomenon with the help of the working-class philosopher Eric Hoffer. Read more

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DISCUSS: The Election, One Month Away

Last updated on: October 4, 2024 at 7:19 am   By Gene Veith

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Where do you think the presidential election stands right now, one month before Election Day? Read more

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