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American Food Personalities

Andrew Smith helps us weigh in on American food personalities.

A Few Questions For Geoffrey E. Hill

Geoffrey Hill talks to OUP about an elusive bird.

‘Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them’, writes Terry Eagleton, who, in “The Meaning of Life”, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it.

Rock The Vote: Favorite Fake Culinary Icons

Who is your favorite culinary icon who never lived?

Well Regulated: The Lost Meaning of the Second Amendment

By Saul Cornell Political reactions to the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech have been predictable. Leading Republicans invoke the 2nd amendment, or suggest arming students, while the Democratic leadership scrambles for cover seeking to avoid the wrath of NRA. If we are to make any progress in formulating effective gun policies that will reduce America’s […]

A Very Autry Christmas

Okay, I know Christmas is quite far away but I couldn’t resist sharing this great video of Gene Autry on the The Statler Brothers show in 1985. To learn more about Gene Autry check out yesterday‘s post with Holly George-Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.

A Few Questions For Holly George-Warren

A few questions with Holly George- Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.

Opinion: Banning “Gruesome and Inhumane” Abortions

Laurie Shrage, the author of Abortion and Social Responsibility: Depolarizing the Debate, is a Professor of Philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Below she looks at the Partial Birth Abortion Act.