September 2021

Through Jerry bowyer, Contributor | Thursday, September 30, 2021Bibles are inside a church pew stand. | American Bible Society / Douglass NottageIt is the week of the forbidden book. It is sponsored by the American Library Association.…

Next week marks the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street on October 4, 1936, when riots broke out between anti-fascists and Black Shirts. What does the Torah say about turning 75 and the fight against fascism? Abraham,…

Historian Amanda Foreman searches the past for the origins of today's world. Read the previous columns here. What the hell? For Plato, it was Tartarus, the lowest level of Hades where those who had…

Mike Flanagan seems to be able to do it all. After having been creator, screenwriter, director, executive producer - and even editor for a few episodes - of the two The Haunting…

The weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new philosophy book reviews… Sep New: ?? Amended: German philosophy of the 18th century before Kant, by Corey Dyck and…

You may have heard of the lack of donors to the American Red Cross over the past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented many people from giving life and it is not improving.Today, the Red Cross is sounding the alarm again. Agency…

Believe it or not, 23-year-old rapper Jack Harlow starts his day with green tea; "hottest", to be precise. Once he's taken the caffeine appropriately and is ready to welcome the world, it's time to go out and see Los Angeles, but he…

"Confirmed judges, confirmed fearsis a series of blogs documenting the detrimental impact of President Trump's judges on the rights and freedoms of Americans. Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link. Trump…

Cartoon of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, an evangelical anti-abortion Christian supporter. She plans to change her state's abortion law to be as draconian as Texas' new law, which bans abortions after just six weeks gestation, even…

One of my favorite authors is the philosopher Dallas Willard. He once said that "meaning is one of the greatest needs of human life, one of the deepest hunger pangs, and perhaps in the final analysis, the most basic need in the realm of…

What is a personal loan?A payday loan is a large, short-term loan of money, usually $500 or less, to be repaid with the borrower's next paycheck. Payday loans are usually given to people with bad credit or no credit and just require an…

On September 17, 2021, Iran became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). It is an extraordinary achievement and a new beginning for Iran sanctioned by the United States and the West. On this occasion,…

Following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 mass killings, the mainstream and alternative media were filled with articles analyzing the aftermath of September 11 that led to the…

Unusual and refined, the Canadian four-piece Fleece stands out on its new record Superb and Atrocious. The band will present the record and hopefully part of their signing camp at August Hall on September 18th. A self-proclaimed…

Peaceful, one of Colville's best-known works, challenges viewers to be curious and to draw their own meaning from this intricate work of art I first discovered Alex Colville's work in an introductory art history class during my second…

Fifty years ago, John Lennon released one of the most beautiful, inspiring and catchy pop anthems of the 20th century: “Imagine”. Sweet and yet more and more moving as the song progresses,…

Shame is Christian like a crucifix. (Good ideas, Adobe Stock) I recently read a curiously nuanced guest post on public shame in the self-proclaimed Evangelical Christian blog Jackson Wu. Entitled "Flipping the Script on Shame and…

What Might Change in U.S. Payday Loans Online Policy in 2021 When you need credit, it's easy to fall victim to predatory lending. Applying for payday loans online is one of the easiest solutions you can adopt when you need cash…

"Race, Gender, and History of Ancient Analytical Philosophy", Matt LaVine, Lexington Books, 2020 *** THIS IS CLEARLY NOT MY FAVORITE, BUT I LOVE IT AND WANTED TO EXPLAIN IT AFTER VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS SINCE ITS RELEASE. *** Even…

by Mickey Z. / September 10, 2021 Collage by Mickey Z In response to the events of September 11, 2001, the concept of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) was created. The ostensible idea was to empower the Food and Drug…

Hacktivism lost a legend when it was discovered yesterday that the defense lawyer on the crusade Jay leiderman had died at the age of only 50. From him we can really say that he lived while he was alive. We have received information…

Yesterday on my way home I went to the supermarket to pick up a few things. Arriving at the gate along with a young mother and her child coming from another part of the parking lot, I was surprised when she stopped smiling and waved me in…

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many people and continues to be a daunting topic. With the challenge of dealing with a pandemic, students are faced with many new…

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Touch (1971) was a legendary Swedish author Ingmar bergmanfirst English-language film of. Coming out of an avant-garde period, surrealist fantasies like Hour of the wolf (1968) and Anne's passion (1969), he marked a…