In which Kansas reveals our Id
The Sunflower State’s new restrictions on public assistance spending tell us more about those of us who aren’t in poverty than those of us who are.
Author: Tod Kelly
God’s Not Dead, American Sniper, and Higher Education as a Rorschach Test
When we talk about colleges and universities in the Culture Wars, what we’re really talking about is us.
The Fatal Flaw in Using Faith as Permission to Discriminate
Or: Why you don’t really believe that religious liberty should allow what you think it should.
Offered without commentary.
How Jennifer Lopez and Dietrich von Hilderbrand prove that white women are just the worst.
Two last quick notes on Indiana’s RFRA
Because three quick things would be overkill, and one thing just doesn’t seem worth the effort.
Core Values, Political Tactics, and Religious Liberty
Blogger Rod Dreher laments that religious freedom isn’t really a core value for most people.
He’s absolutely right about that — and a really good example of how he is right is a blogger named Rod Dreher.
Enter the Commenter Conspiracy Theory Contest: Say It with Flowers Edition
Win one of four valuable prizes!
Real prison reform can’t happen without Medicaid expansion
Mike Konkzal and Harold Pollack argue that you can’t begin to look at reforming our mass incarceration mess without first fully expanding Medicaid to all states.
They are correct.
The next Edward R. Murrow wants to remind you to be sure to tip your waitresses.
The best real journalism being done on cable television right now is being done on a stand-up comic’s fake news show.
The Unintended Costs of Bi-Partisanship : Updated!!!
A look at the laws that govern sex offenders shows that sometimes it’s those pieces of legislature we can all agree on that need the most scrutiny.
(Please note this post has been updated.)
Fund this post!
In the wake of the horrific Justin Harris scandal, the Arkansas Times asks readers to crowdfund its reporting on the failure of the state welfare system.
That may not be such a great thing.
My Surprisingly Strong Rebuttal to Saul
In which I defend the academic disciplines of entrepreneurship and innovation, and of business studies in general.
Planet Fitness: Where competing freedoms collide
Unless you’re a social conservative, the issue of transgender people using sex-segregated locker rooms makes for an unenviable something’s-got-to-give situation.
No, democracy is not “doomed”
Or: Despite what Matt Yglesias tells you, it isn’t time to build a yurt in the wilderness and live off the grid just yet.
Quick Note on Site Repairs
Or: Why you may be experiencing either more bugs or less bugs today and tomorrow.
