My friend Michael Jensen weighs in on the U.S. President’s latest ill-conceived publicity stunt: As someone who proudly owns the name ‘Bible-believing’ Christian, I don’t think I’ve ever been more offended by a political leader than by President Trump’s waving around of the Bible as a stage prop in his pantomime of power. Well, not …
How would you respond to authoritarianism?
Would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform? Here’s the science. Image source: Forbes
Some fairy tales may be 6,000 years old
A scene from a classic edition of Jack and the Beanstalk. “Fairy tales are transmitted through language, and the shoots and branches of the Indo-European language tree are well-defined, so the scientists could trace a tale’s history back up the tree—and thus back in time. If both Slavic languages and Celtic languages had a version …
The journey changes you
There are some qualities of Anthony Bourdain’s life and lifestyle you may not like. He was a great chef, a television “personality,” a crusader, a mentor. He was also a keen student of what it is to be human. He took his own life one year ago, on 8 June 2018. This quote, shared by …
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