{"id":5850,"date":"2020-01-31T17:53:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T01:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5850"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T01:53:47","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/01\/31\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-236","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 236"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     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&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2020\/01\/24\/behind-the-great-firewall\/\">Behind the Great Firewall<\/a> (Thomas Brown, Quillette): \u201cThe Chinese are proud of China, not just of 5,000 years of history and a globally recognized ancient culture, but of modern China. China the industry leader, China the protector of Chinese business, China the powerful and beautiful and rich. China the unapologetic. This is a story the Chinese want to hear and they don\u2019t care if organizations seemingly determined to only tell the supposedly bad things about China are kept&nbsp;out.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/scholars-stage.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/political-and-practical-implications-of.html\">Political and Practical Implications of the Wuhan Virus<\/a> (Tanner Greer, personal blog): \u201cThe Chinese people have an interesting relationship with the Party propaganda and censorship system. Chinese are well aware that the government lies to them. What they often have difficulty discerning is what it decides to lie about. Sometimes it does not lie. Other times it simply leaves the truth unsaid.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchpress.thedispatch.com\/p\/sunday-morning-with-kanye\">Sunday Morning With Kanye<\/a> (David French, The Dispatch): \u201cAs we made our way close to the stage, I was struck by something unusual. I didn\u2019t see any merchandise for sale. There was no Kanye gear. There were no promotions for Kanye. There were no pictures of Kanye\u2014at least not that I saw. If you\u2019d just walked up, you\u2019d have no clue that one of the world\u2019s biggest stars was about to perform.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/johnhcochrane.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/wokeademia.html\">Wokeademia<\/a> (John Cochrane, personal blog): \u201cThe game is no longer to advance candidates who are themselves \u2018diverse.\u2019 The game is to stock the faculty with people of a certified ideological stripe, who are committed to advancing this cause. Tom Sowell need not apply.\u201d The author is an econ professor at Stanford\u2019s Hoover Institution.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionandpolitics.org\/2020\/01\/28\/why-these-young-american-christians-embraced-socialism\/\">Why These Young American Christians Embraced Socialism<\/a> (Sarah Ngu, Religion &amp; Politics): \u201c\u2026their evangelical experiences pushed them to take the Bible seriously and read it literally\u2014which meant they ended up concluding that being a Christian meant caring about the poor and distrusting the state (which, after all, killed Jesus).\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/providencemag.com\/2020\/01\/on-killing-human-monsters\/\">On Killing Human Monsters<\/a> (Mark LiVecchi, Providence): \u201c\u2018The internal condition of God\u2019s external expression of wrath,\u2019 writes the theologian and rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, \u2018is grief.\u2019 To the best I can deduce, therein is communicated the complex disposition of the just warrior.\u2026 I do not rejoice that I worship a God who kills. I only rejoice that I worship a God who is willing to.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2020\/january-web-only\/genealogical-adam-eve-evolution-joshua-swamidass.html\">What If We Don\u2019t Have to Choose Between Evolution and Adam and Eve?<\/a> (Rebecca Randall, Christianity Today): \u201cIf we keep straight what the science is actually saying, the story of Genesis could be true as literally as you could imagine it, with Adam being created by dust and God breathing into his nostrils and Eve being created from his rib. But evolution is happening outside the Garden, and there are people out there who God created in a different way and who end up intermingling with Adam and Eve\u2019s descendants. It\u2019s not actually in conflict with evolutionary science.\u201d This is an interview with S. Joshua Swamidass, a computational biologist at Washington University in St. Louis. The book he wrote has been getting rave reviews.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.org\/reports\/the-lost-history-of-western-civilization\/full-report\">The Lost History of Western Civilization<\/a> (Stanley Kurtz, The National Association of Scholars): \u201cIn January of 1987, students at Stanford University chanting \u2018Hey hey, ho ho, Western Culture\u2019s got to go,\u2019 kicked off this culture war. The fissure that opened three decades ago at Stanford\u2014between the new multicultural way, on the one hand, and traditional American conceptions of history and citizenship, on the other\u2014has widened now into a chasm.\u201d This is long and not for everyone. It caught my attention because Stanford plays a significant role in the narrative. The author has a Ph.D. from Harvard and has taught at both there and at U Chicago. He is currently a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wMALeR1i-FM\">YelloPain \u2014 My Vote Dont Count<\/a> (YouTube): this is like a modern (non-animated) School House Rock. Four minutes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/coronavirus-polling-higher-than-all-dem-candidates\">Coronavirus Polling Higher Than All Presidential Candidates<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/dems-who-ran-sham-impeachment-hearings-shocked-as-republicans-run-sham-impeachment-trial\">Dems Who Ran Sham Impeachment Hearings Shocked As Republicans Run Sham Impeachment Trial<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2020\/01\/29\">Travel Is So Rewarding<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine) \u2014 I know people who would do&nbsp;this<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2020-01-26\">The Perils of Being Interviewed<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2020-01-28\">The Value of Complaining<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LIgmfpHBiDw\">Nigel Farage\u2019s dramatic final speech at the European Parliament ahead of the Brexit vote<\/a> (EU Parliament, YouTube): Five minutes. I don\u2019t have a strong opinion about Brexit \u2014 I\u2019m neither British nor European and there\u2019s a lot I don\u2019t understand. Having said that, I thought this was a very engaging speech. My jaw dropped at the bit with the flags around four minutes in.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/view\/articles\/2016-08-12\/every-place-has-detractors-consider-where-they-re-coming-from\">Every Place Has Detractors. Consider Where They\u2019re Coming From.<\/a> (Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View): \u201cThere is grave danger in judging a neighborhood, or a culture, by the accounts of those who chose to leave it. Those people are least likely to appreciate the good things about where they came from, and the most likely to dwell on its less attractive qualities.\u201d Bear this in mind when listening to conversion testimonies (both secular and religious). (first shared in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/08\/12\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-62\">volume 62<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting Behind the Great Firewall (Thomas Brown, Quillette): \u201cThe Chinese are proud of China, not just \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/01\/31\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-236\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 236\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Links ranging from China to Kanye to Brexit, with some stops for evolution and the history of western civilization along the way.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[131,125,120,127,176,135,162],"class_list":["post-5850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-academia","tag-china","tag-famous-christians","tag-history","tag-science","tag-stanford","tag-theology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1wm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5853,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5850\/revisions\/5853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}