Christ and the End of the Scapegoat
Christians need to realize that there is no scapegoat on this earth that can be sacrificed to bring us a peaceful end to the evils we encounter.| Public Discourse
By following the gap between the news and talking points dominating current political discourse, it’s clear that America is living through a crisis of gullibility. The post Gullibility and ideology in America appeared first on The Independence.| The Independence
China's 80th anniversary WWII celebrations weren't just about military might—they were about rewriting history to erase America's wartime role. The post Historical Revisions on Parade appeared first on China Media Project.| China Media Project
Christians need to realize that there is no scapegoat on this earth that can be sacrificed to bring us a peaceful end to the evils we encounter.| Public Discourse
Teachers are doing the best that they can. At the same time, I want to be clear that the conflict thesis is about as out of step with our current historical knowledge as scientific creationism is with contemporary biology. Continuing to teach its myths as fact is educational malpractice.| Public Discourse
I’ve never really considered “[far-]left/right wing” to be pejorative terms, just a general description of where they fall in political opinions. However, a colleague, who is definitely at the far-...| Politics Stack Exchange
The giant academic publisher Elsevier is finally reviewing its former decision to publish “research” papers by Richard Lynn, an influential figure in the discredited field of “race science” who argued western civilisation was threatened by genetically inferior ethnic groups. Read … Continue reading →| Liberation Psychology
This article offers Friedrich Nietzsche 's biography, notable quotes, and a look at his philosophy—from the will to power to the eternal recurrence.| Toolshero
In the Amazon, "clean" energy projects, including mining for transition minerals, are being greenwashed. Indigenous peoples are resisting.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Justice Sotomayor’s analysis depends on many assumptions that she does not articulate or defend. This lack of clarity leads to unnecessary confusion and inconsistency. In more ways than one, Justice Sotomayor is changing the subject.| Public Discourse
“Reason and revelation,” “God’s creation and the natural order of things,” “the biological nature of human beings,” and “Natural Law”: these are Mahoney’s lodestars and the criteria by which he judges not just ideology’s falsehood but its destructive evil.| Public Discourse
For economic-system reform, some think we need bottom-up change, and others think it must be top-down. The correct answer: all of the above.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
More than a third of UK residents in a 2023 survey1 by Murray Blackburn Mackenzie—a Scottish independent policy analysis collective—did not know that “transgender women” are natal males. The findings show significant misunderstanding of the term and emphasize the need for clearer language in policy and media communication. The post More than a third of UK residents in a survey did not know that “transgender women” are male. appeared first on Stats for Gender.| Stats for Gender
A slim majority of Americans support Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and 46% oppose it.| Gallup.com
By Paul A. Djupe, Amanda J. Friesen, Anand E. Sokhey, and Jacob R. Neiheisel In new research out at Political Behavior (open access!), we investigate whether attending church encourages greater acceptance of atheists. If you think that statistical result is bonkers, you’re not alone – we do, too. But it turns out that scrutinizing and […]| Religion in Public
Flexibility is a cardinal virtue in physical fitness, and according to political psychologist and neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod, it can be a cardinal […]| Social Science Space
The Prophet Who Spoke Like Fire – The Story Of Prophet Shuaib Peace Be Upon Him In a world drowned in dishonesty and greed, Allah sent Hazrat Shuaib (AS) — the Prophet whose words carried fi…| Voice of East
Sustainability is trending—so is overconsumption. Gen Z has high stakes in Earth's future but is influenced by social media consumerism.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Alfredo Poggi talks to Spencer and Laurie about his new book Magical Realism, Latin America, and the Appearance of Precritical Theory, published by Rowman & Littlefield. Poggi makes the bold argument for taking Marian visions at face value and seeing them as a powerful antidote to ideology. Poggi uses Latin American literary approach of magical realism to reveal a precritical perspective.| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
While Americans' overall ideology held steady in 2024, the shares of Republicans identifying as conservative and Democrats as liberal saw new highs.| Gallup.com
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit: Tennessee Lookout] A recent story from NPR helps make the connections between extraordinarily restrictive anti-abortion policies and a broader mo…| Religion in Public
School violence in Canada is rising—dramatically. Brock Eldon argues Canadian teachers promoting DEI in schools may be fueling the crisis.| C2C Journal
It was 2004 when a teacher of color was sent by the girls’ school at which he taught to Hawaii for the People of Color Conference (POCC).| Intrepid ED News
What is Trump 2.0’s foreign policy? Some moves suggest he is dismantling the American Empire: Other moves suggest he is looking to reaffirm the Empire: What exactly is going on here? I suspect there are two models of Empire in tension. One model of Empire is primarily economic. In the economic model America provides the […]| Truth and Tolerance
Old bills are coming due. We have obscured truths that were obvious to previous iterations of Western Civilization, in fact of all civilization, and which will eventually become obvious again. A few of these truths: The longer these sorts of truths are ignored the harder the crash will be.| Truth and Tolerance
A 45% plurality of Democrats say they would like their party to become more moderate, while a similar 43% plurality of Republicans prefer that their party maintain its current ideological bent.| Gallup.com
After the USSR re-occupied Latvia from Nazi Germany in 1944, they constructed a narrative that framed the USSR as a welcome liberator. This was designed...| GeoHistory
Americans Against Abortion Need to Think Hard About Their Vote| American Reformer
Elon Musk is the most prominent face of the effort to protect tech's privilege| Disconnect
Did John Marshall Create Judicial Review? Early Americans thought otherwise.| Starting Points
Tim Kirby, ideological director at the Center, and Joaquin Flores, director at the Center, debate what the ins and outs of ‘Progressive Imperialism’. Kirby poses the question to Flores “How are pr…| syncreticstudies.com
Surely it is a noble desire to try to create a heaven on earth, to make a paradise in this valley of tears, but that is an end that ultimately requires the denial of the reality of human existence. We are fallen, we are mortal, we are not meant to end in perfecting this created world that begins to decay at first touch. (essay by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg)| The Imaginative Conservative
Based Deleuze is an attempt to use Deleuze’s philosophy to retroactively justify various right-wing opinions, inclinations, and prejudices that Justin and his online audience happen to hold.| mcrumps blog
Tech billionaires are using faith to solidify their power| Disconnect
The memory of the Holodomor has become integral to modern Ukrainian identity. Having lived through that tragic and horrible event as a nation, it is...| GeoHistory
April 19 marked the anniversary of the American Revolution – specifically, the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The American Declaration of Independence justifies the rebellion by listing “a long train of abuses and usurpations [revealing] a design to reduce [the colonists] under absolute Despotism.” It explains the nature of these various abuses and usurpations as […]| Starting Points
Loader, Michael, Hearne, Siobhán, and Matthew Kott. Defining Latvia: Recent Explorations in History, Culture, & Politics. Central European University| GeoHistory
Of all Pessoa’s creations, Ricardo Reis is both the most classically-minded and the one who dwells closest to the classical sense of fate that fado seems to echo. ‘Each man fulfils the destiny he m…| The Place of Longing
In this episode of the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Professor Anthea Butler, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and Chair of Religious Studies. She is the author of White Evangelcial Racism| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast
