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On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my way.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Should Tyler Cowen Believe In God?<\/span><\/a> (Ross Douthat, NYT): this is delightful. \u201c<\/span>There: I\u2019ve probably blasphemed, weakened my Catholic credentials, endangered my soul, insulted my religious brethren, picked pointless fights with Muslims and Calvinists, and betrayed a juvenile understanding of statistics.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Desperation and Service in the Bail Industry<\/span><\/a> (Joshua Page, Contexts): \u201c\u2026industry advocates confidently assert that bail companies and agents are service providers helping needy people. As my research shows, this claim is based in reality. But it is a <\/span>constructed<\/span><\/i> reality. Political and legal decisions make the services necessary in the first place.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u201cHigh\u201d Achievers? Cannabis Access and Academic Performance<\/span><\/a> (Olivier Marie & Ulf Z\u00f6litz, The Review of Economic Studies): The authors studied \u201can exceptional policy introduced in the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands that discriminated access via licensed cannabis shops based on an individual\u2019s nationality\u2026. We find that the academic performance of students who are no longer legally permitted to buy cannabis substantially increases.\u201d In other news, water is wet. You can find <\/span>a PDF of the full paper at SSRN<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The Case Against Cardinal Pell<\/span><\/a> (Julia Yost, First Things): this is fascinating and distressing and full of all sorts of indirectly-related asides, such as \u201cthe McMartin Preschool case generated 321 charges from forty-one children. We now know that every charge was a lie and every child was a liar. Yet today, with the children now well into their thirties, many of them still insist that their charges were true.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Stranger In A Strange Land<\/a> (Francis J. Beckwith, Inside Higher Ed): \u201cA little over four years ago, the University of Colorado at Boulder began a three-year pilot program that I believe has no precedent in American higher education. With the help of private donors and the support of the university\u2019s board, president and chancellor, the school created the position of Visiting Scholar of Conservative Thought and Policy.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. I Am Not a \u2018Paki,\u2019 Not a Terrorist. I Am Nobody but Myself.<\/span><\/a> (Omar Aziz, NY Times): recommended by a student. \u201cHere is the basic conundrum the child of immigrants faces as he goes through school. Until now, he has safely assumed the identity provided to him by his family, but as he encounters innocent white faces, he is confronted with an interrogation about who he really is.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Would Your Dog Eat You if You Died? Get the Facts.<\/a> (Erika Engelhaupt, National Geographic): \u201cThere\u2019s no way to guarantee that your pet won\u2019t eat you if you die, apart from not having any pets. Even hamsters and birds have been known to scavenge on occasion.\u201d Hamsters? Really? Who has hamsters roaming freely through their house?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n