T.J. Lane at his sentencing hearing last Tuesday.

There’s something wrong with all of us

Crime |  What makes a good person? Goodness is something we assume to be general. We hear it all the time: “I’m basically a good person,” or, “I try to be a…

The denial of St Peter, 1650
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Peter's identity crisis

Faith & Inspiration |  The ‘I am’ meets the ‘I am not’

EASY ACCESS: Students use Kindles to check out books at public libraries.

R-rated libraries

Books |  The U.S. library establishment is ideologically committed to providing inappropriate material to children, but citizens are not powerless to stop it

Self-control in the city

Self-control in the city

Parenting |  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg took some well-deserved ridicule over outlawing tank-size sodas, only to see the ban struck down at the eleventh hour by…

Sen. Rand Paul during his filibuster Wednesday.

Two cheers for Rand Paul

Politics |  Last Wednesday evening I was checking up on some political blog sites when I kept noticing comments about Rand Paul’s filibuster on the Senate floor. Senate…

Bound and released
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Bound and released

Faith & Inspiration |  Letting go of anger and hatred is important, but it takes two to make peace

The many shapes of marriage?

The many shapes of marriage?

Marriage |  Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice , a cutting-edge film of 1969, urged moviegoers to “Consider the possibilities.” Three years later, the book Open

President Obama visits a Head Start classroom in Pennsylvania in 2011.

Obama should focus on parenting, not preschools

Education |  Back when my daughter was in kindergarten, our family was anticipating a visit from Grandma and Grandpa. At my husband’s suggestion, I sent a note to school…

JUST THE FACTS: Silver
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Number crunched

Media |  Quantifying mankind adds up to a data-driven tyranny

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Notable Books

Books |  Four Newbery Award and Honor winners for 2013

Piers Morgan

The last laugh

Culture |  Reading through Proverbs, I’m struck by the many references to “scoffers” and their shortcomings: “A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain” (14:6), “does…

Neil Heslin holds a portrait of himself with his son Jesse, who was killed in the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting.

A theory of conspiracies

Culture |  Did you know that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax? Or at least very … fishy? Some things don’t add up. If you go online you can easily find videos and…

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