The Boy Scouts cave in
Robert R. Reilly
| 24 May 2013 |
Boy Scouts , homosexuality
Under enormous pressure, they have voted to welcome openly gay scouts. What message does the change in policy send young people?
A boy’s life with unisex scouts
Anthony Esolen
| 23 May 2013 |
Boy Scouts , homosexuality
The Boy Scouts of America will vote today on whether they will admit homosexual scouts. Will they become the Unisex Scouts, as they are in Canada, where the scouting movement has collapsed?
Humanity amongst the horror of Woolwich attack
Tamara Rajakariar | 25 May 2013 |
angel of Woolwich , Ingrid Loyau-Kennett , Lee Rigby , Woolwich attack
Two women courageously stood their ground in the attack's aftermath.
One for the boys
Clare Cannon | 24 May 2013 |
boys , bullying , character , friendship , humor , learning , reading , school , sports
Friendship, growing up, danger, peer pressure, Shakespeare, humour, remorse… and the meaning of life.
Superman and me
Ruth Maramis | 24 May 2013 |
superheroes , Zach Snyder
I have been a fan of Superman all my life. It’s perhaps not a surprise to most of you if…
What is ‘wrong’ at the IRS?
Sheila Liaugminas | 24 May 2013 |
Alan Dershowitz , congressional investigation , Fifth Amendment , IRS scandal , Lois Lerner
It’s like asking congressional interrogators to define the meaning of ‘is’. In the growing IRS scandal under congressional investigation, the…
Housewife revival is not such a bad thing
Clare Horsfall | 23 May 2013 |
Smart women starting to choose homemaking over the boardroom.
Necessary excuses
Zac Alstin
| 23 May 2013 |
ethics , ethics of warfare
“Comfort women”, carpet bombing, atom bombs, lethal drones and genocide can all be justified by appeals to necessity.
French marriage activists vow to fight on
Blaise Joseph | 23 May 2013 |
France , marriage
Following the redefinition of marriage in France, MercatorNet interviewed young French marriage activist Maxime Lagorce.
Digital multitasking: scourge or blessing?
Anya Kamenetz
| 22 May 2013 |
education , multitasking , social media
How can we teach students to focus on what they ought to be doing?
Who or what is a “child”?
Margaret Somerville
| 22 May 2013 |
abortion , Canada
Canada's Parliament lacks the courage to take a stand on defining when an unborn child will be protected by the law.
Japan - Where did the children go?
Marcus Roberts | 22 May 2013 |
birthrate , demography , Japan
The number of Japanese under the age of 15 has hit (another) record low.
Declaration of 2013 World Congress of Families
Tamara Rajakariar | 21 May 2013 |
Congress 2013's declaration as orated by its General Secretary.
“Obama’s campaign to silence”
Sheila Liaugminas | 21 May 2013 |
Associated Press , Fox News , James Rosen , Justice Department overreach , Obama administration , Obama Justice Dept.
That, by the usually Obama friendly Christian Science Monitor, is a pretty apt description of what’s going on lately.
We’re all mad here
Allen Frances
| 21 May 2013 |
DSM-5 , psychiatry
That's the message of the new edition of the bible for American psychiatrists, DSM-5. Diagnostic inflation is about to become hyperinflation.
Jolie’s Choice
Michael Cook
| 20 May 2013 |
bioethics , breast cancer , celebrities
Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy made headlines around the world. But is she sending women the right message?
A fight for equality or a war on difference?
Brendan O'Neill
| 20 May 2013 |
discrimination , equality , same-sex marriage , UK
To invite the government to give us phony equalities by recognising gay marriage is to invite greater state intervention into our personal lives.
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