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The Stravaganza Series

Tim Golden | 28 February 2013 |
tags: fantasy
A series about the avenues of escape people choose when faced with difficulties.


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Pope Benedict’s last audience

| 28 February 2013 |
tags: media bias, papacy, Pope Benedict final audience, Pope Benedict XVI
The world is watching. Hopefully, they’re watching, reading and listening to reputable sources on what the pope said at his…


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Poverty, family structure and state spending

| 28 February 2013 |
tags: child poverty, welfare
Why are 10 to 20 percent of children in some rich countries rated poor?


Testimony to a great trust

Benedict XVI | 28 February 2013 |
tags: abdications, Benedict XVI, Catholic Church
Pope Benedict XVI’s final public address is a testament to Christian faith, hope and love - especially love, the keynote of his pontificate.


Bracingly liberal views

Dwight G. Duncan | 28 February 2013 |
tags: law, obituaries, political correctness
Legal scholar Ronald Dworkin, the grand old man of political correctness, died earlier this month.


The 2013 Oscars

Brendan Malone | 27 February 2013 |
tags: Academy Awards, Oscars
They got the best picture right and the best actor right. How did they ever choose the best foreign film?


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Is Japan’s Population Decline Worse than Previously Thought?

Marcus Roberts | 27 February 2013 |
tags: Japan, population, statistics
Some dodgy population statistics from Japan.


What money can’t buy

Michael Cook | 26 February 2013 |
tags: book reviews, commodification, market economy, utilitarianism
What is the proper role of money and markets in a democratic society? How can we protect the priceless goods in moral and civic life from being bought and sold?


The worth of work

Karl D. Stephan | 26 February 2013 |
tags: C.S. Lewis, engineering ethics, professions
Which is more important, the work or the pay you get for it?


Books for fun and inspiration…

Carolyn Moynihan , Clare Cannon and Michael Cook | 26 February 2013 |
tags: book lists, cheerfulness
… and an antidote for the over-cheerful. All good literature, though.


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One good thing about the Oscars

Sheila Liaugminas | 26 February 2013 |
tags: Academy Awards, Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, Washington D.C.
A young and new star stays true to herself and her values, and by that beautiful simplicty teaches the high…


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Cam Jansen Mysteries

Emily Castilla | 26 February 2013 |
tags: girls, mystery
Three titles from a mystery series for beginner readers.


“Wadjda” - a breakthrough for Saudi women

Mary O'Neill Le Rumeur | 26 February 2013 |
tags: film reviews, Saudi Arabia
The first feature movie made in Saudi Arabia breaks new ground in other ways also.


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Baby name wizardry

Carolyn Moynihan | 26 February 2013 |
tags: names
When parents choose a name for their baby they are making a decision that may place them right in the…


What an African Pope can offer the world

Eugene Ohu | 26 February 2013 |
tags: African Pope, african values, papabile, sistine chapel
With less than three days to the end of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI I will like to return…


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