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2011-06-02T05:00:42-04:00

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Medicare reform?

Last updated on: June 2, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Demagoguing Medicare reform proposals. From the Washington Post fact checker: “The Republicans have a plan to end Medicare as we know it. What they would do is they would take the people who are younger than 55 years old today and tell them, ‘You know what? You’re on your own. Go and find private health insurance in the health-care insurance market. We’re going to throw you to the wolves and allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you... Read more

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2011-06-01T06:01:06-04:00

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Putting humanity on trial

Last updated on: June 1, 2011 at 6:01 am By Gene Veith

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In Sweden, all of humanity has been put on trial with a jury of Nobel Laureates. On Tuesday 17 May, humanity will be on trial as the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium brings together almost 20 Nobel Laureates, a number of leading policy makers and some of the world’s most renowned thinkers and experts on global sustainability. With Planet Earth as plaintiff and Nobel Laureates as jury members, compelling evidence will be presented showing how humanity may now be capable of... Read more

2011-06-01T05:30:56-04:00

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Losing the rule of law?

Last updated on: June 1, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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More fundamental than government, more important than politics, is the rule of law. Not only the citizens but the rulers must follow their own laws. Otherwise, no matter who is in power, you have rule by decree, which is nothing more than the arbitrary exercise of power; that is to say, tyranny. Victor Davis Hanson is worried that we are losing the rule of law: The new lawlessness at the federal level. . . is predicated on “social justice”:... Read more

2011-06-01T05:02:32-04:00

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Christians and the “Arab Spring”

Last updated on: June 1, 2011 at 5:02 am By Gene Veith

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The uprising against authoritarian rule in the Arab world leaves Christians in a precarious position. Ask the Copts in Egypt: The Arab Spring initially appeared to open a welcoming door to the dwindling number of Christian Arabs who, after years of feeling marginalized, eagerly joined the call for democracy and rule of law. But now many Christians here say they fear that the fall of the police state has allowed long-simmering tensions to explode, potentially threatening the character of Egypt,... Read more

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2011-05-31T06:00:01-04:00

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The end of the megachurch?

Last updated on: May 31, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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As we have already blogged about, Robert Schuller’s megachurch has gone into bankruptcy. Now the famous Crystal Cathedral has been sold to a real estate developer who plans to build apartments on the site. See Developer to buy Crystal Cathedral campus for apartment construction – latimes.com. Emergent church theorists have turned against the megachurch as a model for attracting people today, and traditionalists have always been leery of congregations so huge that the pastor and his people hardly know each other.... Read more

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2011-05-31T05:43:02-04:00

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Candidates considering a run

Last updated on: May 31, 2011 at 5:43 am By Gene Veith

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I think we have a pretty good selection of Republican voters who read this blog. Do any of you really want Sarah Palin to run for president? How about Mitt Romney? Rudy Giuliani? Read more

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2011-05-31T05:15:54-04:00

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Go East, young scientist

Last updated on: May 31, 2011 at 5:15 am By Gene Veith

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The United States is now facing a brain drain that threatens its traditional scientific and technological leadership, as more and more American scientists are heading for greater opportunities in China and other ambitious countries. So says scientist Matthew Stremlau: Twenty years ago, most molecular-science PhD graduates in the United States went on to start up their own labs at universities across the country. These labs drive innovation and keep the United States globally competitive. Today, however, only a handful of... Read more

2011-05-30T06:00:42-04:00

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Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

Last updated on: May 30, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Those who believe ritual and ceremony are meaningless have never watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in Arlington Cemetery. This article by Sarah Kaufman on the soldiers who perform this duty–the precision of their marching, the seams of their uniforms tailored to 1/64th of an inch, their shoes and gear obsessively polished–makes for a good Memorial Day meditation. Read it all, but here are some excerpts: Like so many great romantic moments in... Read more

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2011-05-30T05:31:21-04:00

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Absolute ethics vs. Pragmatism

Last updated on: May 30, 2011 at 5:31 am By Gene Veith

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If postmodernists are right in saying that there are no absolutes of truth or morality, how can they function? The answer, according to both the masses and philosophers such as Richard Rorty, is pragmatism. Just do what “works.” Don’t worry about what is true or what is good, just pursue your practical agenda. Now pragmatism is a philosophy, an ideology, and a worldview that is utterly opposed to Christianity. And yet many Christians adopt it unthinkingly, determining the way they... Read more

2011-05-30T05:00:51-04:00

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Will technology replace schools?

Last updated on: May 30, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Stephen Pearstein profiles Sal Kahn, who teaches math via YouTube videos, making the case that online technology may soon make traditional schools obsolete: If education moves to a teaching model in which students learn through online tutorials, exercises and evaluations created by a handful of the best educators in the world, then how many teachers will we need preparing lesson plans and delivering lectures and grading quizzes and tests? Surely we’ll need some for one-on-one tutoring, or to run small... Read more

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