Death By Ignorance
Before the 2012 election two interviewers approached potential voters with questions slyly filled with false information. The answers revealed a [...]
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12, 2012
Self-Congratulation And Christmas
Once upon a time, not all that long ago, people sent friends and family Christmas cards with personal messages. Not [...]
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12, 2012
Two Claims Of Infallibility
This essay continues the discussion begun in “Theological Confusion” and published in this journal December 13, 2012 In 1870 Vatican One proclaimed [...]
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12, 2012
Theological Confusion
In a recent address to the International Theological Commission, Pope Benedict responded to critics of the Church. Much of what [...]
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12, 2012
What Babies Teach Us
A fascinating segment of 60 Minutes, titled “The Baby Lab,” aired on November 18, 2012. It described the ongoing research of [...]
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11, 2012
Saving The Charitable Deduction And More
For some time now politicians of both parties have been talking about ways to get America’s fiscal house in order. [...]
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11, 2012
Faucet Confusion Syndrome
Sally just got an email from her sister. She was lucky to be sitting down when she saw it. Otherwise, [...]
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11, 2012
In Praise Of Monotasking
You've probably seen some of the popular videos of accidents happening to people who combine texting or talking on the [...]
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11, 2012
The Unanticipated Cost Of Being Connected
Communication technology promised to be a blessing and in many ways it has been. Without question, cut and paste beats [...]
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10, 2012
The Key To Cutting Government Spending
If a rowboat springs a leak and is fast filling with water, the first step is to stop the leak. [...]