I hope everyone has been watching the unfolding scandal at the IRS (that’s the Internal Revenue Service for the present). As I see it, this seems like the perfect convergence of several disturbing trends in recent decades. First, we see the increasing use by congress of “big” and “broad” statutes whose language is left (deliberately?) […]
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The Perfect Storm
30 May 2013
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With public opinion polls low for Congress (independent of which party is in power) and support for the President seemingly at his base level, no real substantive work being done, and the only progress at all on our national debt is an approach that the President insisted on and now says is the worst way […]
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At least that is what this new report says. The government has more low-paying jobs than Wal-Mart and McDonalds combined. While one has to smile at the obvious inconsistency–President Obama wants to mandate increased wages on the private sector while in effect he has the most low-paid workers in the country–the presuppositions in the report […]
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IRS=UhOh 4 O
12 May 2013
While pockets of the internet are still fluttering over the Benghazi hearings, the larger story, for me, is the recent news that the IRS has been targeting right-leaning groups for extra scrutiny and investigation. Apparently, groups with “patriot” or “tea-party” or “9/12” in their names were subjected to additional questioning and burdensome oversight via the […]
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Philosophy, Theology and Derrida versus van Til
30 Apr 2013
I don’t like to rant, and I hope this doesn’t turn into one, but I have a bone to pick with those who teach philosophy in Christian colleges and universities. Let me begin with the conclusion: They aren’t acting like theologians. Now to my argument, which, after all, is what a philosopher would want to […]
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When Nerds Collide
30 Apr 2013
I thought some of you might find the following email exchange between two of our bloggers of interest. If nothing else, this is how nerds generally communicate. Nerd 1: “I just saw you walking across campus w/o a bow tie. Standards?” Nerd 2: “Given their overwork this year, my bow ties declared a work stoppage. I […]
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Standin’ In The Need of Prayer
29 Apr 2013
http://youtu.be/Zetp-0J2Raw It is finals week here at Cedarville University, where all of us work. While many, many songs might be appropriate for finals week, I think this, admittedly old-fashioned, one might best capture the mindset of most students and even professors. Students pray for grades and jobs, while professors pray for endurance and serenity. Nat […]
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The Boston Bombing and the Nature of Evil
26 Apr 2013
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, mother of the Boston Bombers, along with her husband, held a press conference yesterday to discuss recent events. She was asked by reporters whether or not she regretted the family’s decision to move to America. She lamented that of course she did, and said that “America took my kids away from me.” Naturally, […]
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That’s Not Fair
25 Apr 2013
Economic issues are once again afoot, and, as usual, they are connected to politics. The Marketplace Fairness Act has been introduced in the Senate and may be voted on this week. The title of the bill is misleading. Its supporters argue its purpose is to “level the playing field” between traditional physical businesses and the upstart […]
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I keep getting side-tracked by the interesting posts and articles either written by my colleaugues or mentioned by them. I was reading the Hepner article mentioned by Mark Smith when I was “inspired” to post a blog, only to find Mark had beaten me. Ah, but only for a time. Let me say first that […]
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