From First Things, Joe Carter on how to destroy a culture in 5 easy steps: History has shown that dedicated Christians can close the Overton window and reverse the shift from “policy” to “unthinkable”; on the doorknob chronicles of Dan Savage: If you haven’t already done so, add this regulation to your rules for living — never take sex advice from a man who licks doorknobs; and on the dangerous mind of Peter Singer: Let’s assign a sophomore philosophy student to rebut his arguments and the rest of academia can move on. From Techno-anthropology, a look at why humans can't draw. Andrew Sullivan on why gay marriage is good for America. The correct way to write an ellipsis is the most important thing a college student needs to learn. Noah Shachtman on the secret history of Iraq’s invisible war. Where worship never pauses: A Christian ministry has drawn thousands with its emphasis on perpetual prayer, but some say it has a cultlike atmosphere. How President Obama can reclaim his green cred: There's no skirting the administration's failure to take bold action on protecting our communities, rivers, lakes, oceans, wild lands, air and climate. From Killing the Buddha, a father assuages his post-circumcision conscience (and more and more and more). Maria Bustillos loves Christopher Hitchens, the irritating bastard. A look at 5 forgotten revolutions that created the modern world. A review of Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Ramsey: Idealist and Pragmatic Christians on Politics, Philosophy, Religion and War by Kevin Carnahan. Got some time to kill and an internet connection? You’ve got hoaxes! Wayne Koestenbaum exposes himself: His new book plumbs the resonant depths of humiliation, not least his own. Tom Lagana on 8 filthy jokes hidden in ancient works of art. A look at how breaking rules makes you seem powerful.
