{"id":4191,"date":"2016-08-26T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2016-08-26T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T21:36:19","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/08\/26\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-64","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 64"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1 Chronicles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunderstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Students seem upset about Stanford\u2019s new alcohol policy. Check out this Harvard prof\u2019s NY Times op-ed from 1989 arguing <\/span>Actually, Prohibition Was a Success<\/span><\/a>. For the record, I think the new policy is a step in the right direction. I stand by <\/span>my earlier comments<\/span><\/a> and am also amused at how similar the arguments I hear today are to those I heard <\/span>back in 2003<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Kayla Mueller in Captivity: Courage, Selflessness as She Defended Christian Faith to ISIS Executioner \u2018Jihadi John\u2019<\/span><\/a> (James Gordon Meek, Megan Christie, Brian Epstein, Brian Ross, ABC News): a powerful and disturbing story. Doctors Without Borders comes off badly.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. How USA Today unraveled Ryan Lochte\u2019s Rio drama<\/span><\/a> (Kristen Hare, Poynter): An insightful window into journalism and why we should trust news coverage a little less than we think. Lochte still doesn\u2019t come out looking awesome, but neither does he look like the outrageous villain many assumed (and seemed delighted to see him as). Proverbs 18:17 wins again.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Sex on campus isn\u2019t what you think: what 101 student journals taught me<\/span><\/a> (Lisa Wade, The Guardian): \u201cHookup culture prevails, even though it serves only a minority of students, because cultures don\u2019t reflect what is, but a specific group\u2019s vision of what should be\u2026.  [it] isn\u2019t what the majority of students want, it\u2019s the privileging of the sexual lifestyle most strongly endorsed by those with the most power on campus, the same people we see privileged in every other part of American life.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. On David Gushee\u2019s Dishonesty<\/span><\/a> (Jake Meador, Mere Orthodoxy): this is a fascinating essay with surprising insights about the role of grammar in political argumentation. Really.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Evangelicals For Trump: In Power or Persecuted<\/span><\/a> (S.D. Kelly, Christ and Pop Culture): \u201c<\/span>Not only do most evangelicals not believe they are the center of power, they consider themselves to be one wedding cake away from jail time.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Given the perpetual Bay Area housing crisis, I found these articles stimulating: Laissez-Faire in Tokyo Land Use<\/a> and the follow-up The Japanese Zoning System<\/a> (both by George Mason University econ professor Alex Tabarrok): \u201cJapan\u2019s zoning laws are more rational, more efficient and fairer than those used in the United States.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n