What is a unicorn? It is my four-year-old daughter’s favorite animal, the one most likely to adorn her clothing these days. And the availability of unicorn-printed dresses, pants, socks, sweaters, and more all around suggests that this is not just […]
Post-Christian views on humanity: zoophilia, pet psychics, and the decline of marriage
Peter Singer’s endorsement of zoophilia is a manifestation of a post-Christian view of humanity.
Why Christians should think about the Roman Empire daily
This post is cross-posted from the Anxious Bench, where it ran on 11/15/2023. I remember the first time I read the New Testament book of Acts. It was the spring semester of my first year of college, and I was […]
Review: In contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates
Anna Starobinets’ tragic memoir makes it clear: in contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates.
A Blessing of Unicorns: a weekly roundup
This week’s Blessing of Unicorns includes family policy, Jane Addams, immigrants, Jewish converts to Christianity, and the humor of Great Books.
University of Austin: nothing new
As University of Austin opens applications for its first class, the lack of uniqueness in its mission is clearer than ever.
Neighbors
The Holocaust seems suddenly near
Demystifying the world of (mostly) Christian homeschooling: links roundup
This is a roundup of essays on homeschooling by homeschooling parents at Current, The Arena, and several other publications.
Who needs Twitter/X? Some reflections on networks of knowledge in a democracy
Democracies need shared spaces for discussing ideas and fostering intellectual networks. Twitter offered such a space.
Halloween, Christmas, and letting kids be kids
As this fall holiday season progresses on from Halloween that has just passed and on to Thanksgiving and Christmas, let kids be kids.
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
This week’s unicorns consider education at all levels, parenting and personhood, sandwiches, and self-help.
“Some college”: The category that shows benefits of small colleges for students
When we consider college completion rates, the type of institution matters. Small private colleges have the lowest drop-out rates of all.
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
This week’s roundup includes Israel, museums and archaeologists behaving badly, surprises of ancient source survival, and the challenges of homemaking.
Ethical dilemmas and targeting civilians in war
In our discussions of civilians in war, whenever we start sounding like Julius Caesar writing about the Gauls, in terms utterly devoid of all sympathy and compassion, this should give us pause.
Putting the “home” back in homeschooling policy
A reminder to critics of homeschooling: homeschooling happens at home, and that is important.
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
This is a good week to remember that unicorns are, among other things, a symbol of peace.
Israel’s Liturgy of National Suffering
A long crimson thread links the present to the past
A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Why did the unicorn cross the road? To get to the rest of the herd! Behold this week’s Arena links roundup.
Are you editing or baking with small children?
Sometimes you really just can’t tell
Children’s classics find a new life in Classical languages
Latin and Greek translations of beloved children’s classics are a trend worth celebrating.