Protect Yourself
March 27, 2005 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Content of Character
Well I have finally seen it. “Protect Yourself,” the movie, that is. The seven and a half minute condom demonstration video produced by the Montgomery County Public Schools will be shown to all 10th grade students this Spring. I had … Read more>
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VISION & VALUES CONCISE: Fighting Poverty, Then and Now
March 21, 2005 | by Joel Schwartz | Topic: The Path to Freedom, Vision & Values Concise E-publications
A few weeks ago Senate Republicans unveiled a twelve-point poverty alleviation program. Many items on that agenda are controversial, but one of them—a push to reauthorize the welfare reform legislation that was enacted in 1996—won’t be. Although Democrats disagree with … Read more>
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The Human Kennan
March 21, 2005 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The DNA of Greatness
A giant of the 20th century died on Thursday, March 17. George F. Kennan lived for 101 years. Many things will be said of Kennan this week: He was a leading thinker of our time, the founding father of containment, … Read more>
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Abstain From Danger
March 15, 2005 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Persuaders
Are abstinence education programs dangerous’ A recent editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News titled “Real Sex Ed for Real Lives” by ACLU staffers Nancy Hopkins and Louise Melling opines, “If the president gets what he asked for, the federal government … Read more>
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The Berlin Wall of the College Classroom
March 15, 2005 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Battle for the Mind
“We’re going to lead the world to fight for freedom.” — George W. Bush, exchange with reporters, September 19, 2001
“I truly believe that out of this [September 11] will come more order in the world—real progress to peace in … Read more>
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Uli with the Uzi and Childlike Faith
March 10, 2005 | by Earl H. Tilford | Topic: The Content of Character
arly last summer, I was among a dozen American university professors studying terrorism in Israel. On the Sabbath we took a day off to visit the religious sites in Jerusalem.
Given the terrorist threat, armed security personnel always accompanied us. … Read more>
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Nautical Nonsense: An Interview with Mrs. Squarepants
March 4, 2005 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Content of Character
Probably you have heard of the Sponge Bob Squarepants flap. Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Focus on the Family mentioned the words Sponge Bob and gay in a speech and then all heck broke loose. If you want to get … Read more>
