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from Aeon Media/News Company
The great split between science and philosophy must be repaired. Only then can we answer the urgent, fundamental problems. There are decisive grounds for holding that we need to bring about a revolution in philosophy, a revolution in science, and then put the two together again to create a modern version of natural philosophy.
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from Anglican Journal
News & Media Website in Toronto, Ontario
from Anglican Journal
News & Media Website in Toronto, Ontario
This is the first post in a four-part series. Approximately 9,000 churches in Canada are estimated to close over the next 10 years. How should churches see their buildings? As a costly drain on resources? A piece of history to be protected? Or an opportunity to provide something to a community?
This is the second post in a four-part series. The 12-story, 110-unit building will offer a mix of market-rate and affordable housing, as well as shared spaces to create a "community in a box."
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Amid the Revival of Socialist Sentiment, Don’t Forget The Power of Capitalism
Is historical ignorance contributing to a renewed interest in socialism? Over the past 100 years, real-world experiments of socialism have consistently ended in economic disaster, while overwhelming evidence points to the conclusion that more capitalism means greater prosperity.
The History and Results of America's Disastrous Public School System, Part I
The problem is the monopoly that schooling has gained over education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 97 percent of kids go through traditional schooling (as opposed to homeschooling or unschooling), and just over 90 percent of those attend government schools. That is to say, there is basically one accepted way to educate kids today: school them. The earliest ancestor to our system of government-mandated schooling comes from 16th-century Germany. Martin Luther was a fierce advocate for state-mandated public schooling, not because he wanted kids to become educated, but because he wanted them to become educated in the ways of Lutheranism. Luther was resourceful and understood the power of the state in his quest to reform Jews, Catholics, and other non-believers. No less significant was fellow reformist John Calvin, who also advocated heavily for forced schooling. Calvin was particularly influential among the later Puritans of New England.
Amid the Revival of Socialist Sentiment, Don’t Forget The Power of Capitalism
Is historical ignorance contributing to a renewed interest in socialism? Over the past 100 years, real-world experiments of socialism have consistently ended in economic disaster, while overwhelming evidence points to the conclusion that more capitalism means greater prosperity.
The History and Results of America's Disastrous Public School System, Part I
The problem is the monopoly that schooling has gained over education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 97 percent of kids go through traditional schooling (as opposed to homeschooling or unschooling), and just over 90 percent of those attend government schools. That is to say, there is basically one accepted way to educate kids today: school them. The earliest ancestor to our system of government-mandated schooling comes from 16th-century Germany. Martin Luther was a fierce advocate for state-mandated public schooling, not because he wanted kids to become educated, but because he wanted them to become educated in the ways of Lutheranism. Luther was resourceful and understood the power of the state in his quest to reform Jews, Catholics, and other non-believers. No less significant was fellow reformist John Calvin, who also advocated heavily for forced schooling. Calvin was particularly influential among the later Puritans of New England.
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For the past couple of years I’ve been emphasizing the usefulness of an executive order from President Donald Trump on regulatory "guidance documents" to bridge the gap between the president's initial flurry of regulatory reform activity, and some hypothetical future congressional configuration that would make further permanent action on regulatory or administrative state streamlining possible. For context, while president Trump has technically succeeded in the two-for-one regulatory rollback, as covered in the 2019 Ten Thousand Commandments, he has vast regulatory impulses of his own to combat.
Five Charts Showing World Getting Better for Mothers
Mother’s Day is a celebration of motherhood and mothers within each family. As the U.S. has just marked the day, it also seems appropriate to celebrate the improvements in the lives of mothers, who have benefited from the spread of better medical technology, information about best practices and general economic development. Perhaps nowhere is that progress more evident than when it comes to improvements in maternal health. These five charts demonstrate the global progress in the area of maternal health over the last few decades.
World War II vet Bob Maxwell, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98
World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Bend, Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98.
Is the ‘seal of the confessional’ Anglican?
In the debate about confidentiality and the ‘seal of the confessional’ it’s worth asking: is the ‘seal’ actually Anglican?
from Forbes
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from HumanProgress.org Education Website
Mother’s Day is a celebration of motherhood and mothers within each family. As the U.S. has just marked the day, it also seems appropriate to celebrate the improvements in the lives of mothers, who have benefited from the spread of better medical technology, information about best practices and general economic development. Perhaps nowhere is that progress more evident than when it comes to improvements in maternal health. These five charts demonstrate the global progress in the area of maternal health over the last few decades.
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from Military Times
and Air Force Times, Army Times, Marine Corps Times, and Navy Times
World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Bend, Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98.
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from Mises Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED
In its latest budget request, the Trump administration is asking for a near-record $750 billion for the Pentagon and related defense activities, an astonishing figure by any measure. If passed by Congress, it will, in fact, be one of the largest military budgets in American history, topping peak levels reached during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. And keep one thing in mind: that $750 billion represents only part of the actual annual cost of our national security state. America's "defense" budget is really more than 1.2 trillion, more than double the Pentagon's official "base budget," once we include all the other related spending like that on "homeland security" and veterans affairs.
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from Psephizo Blog
In the debate about confidentiality and the ‘seal of the confessional’ it’s worth asking: is the ‘seal’ actually Anglican?
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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