10 commandments in public schools: Legal myths vs. reality
Simply acknowledging religion’s moral influence was never considered an establishment of religion. #10Commandments #religiousliberty #FirstAmendment Source link
Tag: Myths
5 tax myths Americans still believe—and why they matter
Every April, Americans spend more than 7 billion hours filing taxes and roughly the same amount of time arguing over them, almost entirely on the basis of several common myths. Here are the five most consequential. This is…
C. S. Lewis and myths of dying gods
Supposal v. AllegoryJohn Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress; C. S. Lewis, Letters A COMMON criticism of the Narnia stories is that they are merely allegories — generally considered a rather limited art form, in which everything…
Myths that make us by Martin Shaw
MARTIN SHAW is a bit like one of those advocates of rewilding who want us to allow nature to be itself, who believe that manicured suburban lawns and the over-fertilisation of agricultural land are killing the soil and…
Irish author shares myths about Saint Patrick, reflects on his courage
An Irish author discusses a couple of myths associated with Saint Patrick and how the figure's life was still amazing given his confirmed trials. #SaintPatrick #SaintPatricksDay #Patrick #Ireland #history #myths #snakes…
Why the media pushes public health myths
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the legacy of Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, and the enduring impact of the overpopulation panic he helped…
The real women behind the myths that shaped Europe by Janina Ramirez
THE title of this book by the historian Janina Ramirez concisely sets out its underlying thesis. The author realised that medieval figures, both real and mythical, had been used in the construction of historical-political…
4 economic myths powering Trump’s new tariff push
Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling that the White House's widespread "emergency" tariffs were illegal, President Donald Trump moved to install 10 percent across-the-board tariffs under a different alleged…
‘Progressive Myths’ Rebuts the Left’s Histrionic Takes
Michael Huemer's new book Progressive Myths aims to inoculate readers against what the author calls the "progressive mind virus": an infection, he writes, that "deactivates one's truth-seeking…
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