Year: 2004

Rocking the Vote

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The always witty and eloquent Matt Labash on celebrity GOTV journalism: Celebrities have no idea that they make awful journalists. For the purpose of becoming a journalist is to explore the wider world. The purpose of becoming a celebrity is to explore yourself. Go read the entire article, “The New Know-Nothings” now.

Appearance as Reality: Poseurs Loose in America

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In 2 Timothy 3, the Apostle Paul warns young Timothy of certain type of person who has the “appearance of godliness,” but denies its power. The appearance of these swindlers did not correspond to reality. Paul’s advice on how to deal with them? “Avoid such people,” he wrote. Much to the chagrin of evolutionary progressivists, … Read more

To Each His Own — Theology?

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It’s more than understandable why African bishops in the Anglican Church would want to distance themselves from those in America and the rest of the world—where homosexual unions have been celebrated. The African bishops are uncomfortable with such practice in the church, and some are now seeking to develop a separate theology: The global Anglican … Read more

Elephants in Orange Country

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Vols 17, Crimson Tide 13 Rivalries die hard in the South, and if in recent years the Tennessee–Alabama rivalry has dwindled, the past two years (and the ensuing controversies) have ratcheted it up to a new level. The third (or occasionaly fourth) Saturday in October is a time to throw season stats and win-loss records … Read more

How Much Do You Trust the Polls?

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Jackson Lears on polling: By the 1930’s, opinion pollsters believed they had discovered a cohesive mass audience—“the American public”—and a modal personality type—“the average American.” Since many Americans shared the pollsters’ naive faith in numbers, they accepted social scientists’ statistical constructions as accurte descriptions of themselves. The desire to fit in reinforced the normative power … Read more

The Abortion Economy

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Jason Steffens points out an op/ed from the Louisville Courier-Journal from last week pondering whether or not President Bush was indeed pro-life (I suppose I should read my city’s newspaper more often…). Glen Stassen, ethicist at Fuller Seminary, seems to think that President Bush has been bad for the pro-life movement because abrotions have increased … Read more

A W is a W

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Vols 21, Rebels 17 There are many W’s floating around this time of year, but Tennessee found the right one at Oxford tonight. I didn’t get to see the game tonight (these are the times I rethink my decision not to pay for cable), but I was able to pickup a Nashville AM radio sation … Read more

Get the Flu Shot, Not the Flu

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There’s a story behind this T-shirt. My little brother once procured the garment at one of the obscure summer jobs he was working. The first time I saw him wearing it, I laughed so hard at him it, that he gave it to me the following Christmas. I’ve worn it with pride ever since. The … Read more