{"id":6556,"date":"2021-04-23T20:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T04:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6556"},"modified":"2021-04-23T20:44:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T04:44:55","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-298","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2021\/04\/23\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-298","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 298"},"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<p>This is volume 298, which is a fairly uninteresting number.&nbsp;<\/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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qp3gy_CLXho\">New Rule: Give It to Me Straight, Doc<\/a> (Bill Maher, YouTube): eight minutes. This is a very good clip about COVID misinformation, although the language is not family-friendly. It goes in a direction I did not expect towards the&nbsp;end.&nbsp;<ul><li>Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com\/template\/oakv2?campaign_id=9&amp;emc=edit_nn_20210419&amp;instance_id=29407&amp;nl=the-morning&amp;productCode=NN&amp;regi_id=59635643&amp;segment_id=55855&amp;te=1&amp;uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F2ade44d8-d796-561b-ad3d-f07953325fd6&amp;user_id=82bd71d01fd70886e97df691aa12c777\">Why do so many vaccinated people remain irrationally fearful? Listen to the professor\u2019s story.<\/a> (David Leonhardt, New York Times): \u201cTo take just one example,&nbsp;major&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;trumpeted new government data last week showing that 5,800 fully vaccinated Americans had contracted Covid. That may sound like a big number, but it indicates that a vaccinated person\u2019s chances of getting Covid are about one in 11,000.\u2026 A car trip is a bigger threat, to you and others. About 100 Americans are likely to die in car crashes today. The new federal data suggests that either zero or one vaccinated person will die today from&nbsp;Covid.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingground.us\/on-parties-as-praxis\/\">On Good Parties<\/a> (Tara Isabella Burton, Breaking Ground): \u201cA Good Party is a place where bonds of friendship, fostered in a spirit of both charity and joy, serve as the building blocks for communal life overall. The wedding feast, that abundant banquet of Christian life, is always prefigured in the convivial symposium of friendship. The kingdom of heaven, when it comes, will be a very Good Party. Good Parties don\u2019t merely offer us the opportunity to gather <em>with<\/em> those we love. Rather, more importantly, they teach us <em>how <\/em>to love.\u201d This is really quite something. I like it a&nbsp;lot.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchpress.thedispatch.com\/p\/the-question-that-dictates-how-christians?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNTI3NjgyNiwiXyI6IkNiLzkyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE5MDM3MTc3LCJleHAiOjE2MTkwNDA3NzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yMTc2NSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.0AoPG_NdxAE9bNXVZaxv2MMLlV9KXC9BUVC8nR5PAxo\">The Question That Dictates How Christians Approach Culture and Politics<\/a> (David French, The Dispatch): \u201cIt\u2019s becoming increasingly obvious that one explanation for profoundly different Christian approaches to politics and culture rests with different answers to the following question: Does the primary threat to the church come from within the church or without? Put differently, does the church stumble and fall primarily because of the sins of the church or because of the cultural and political headwinds directed against the church?\u201d<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dandarling.substack.com\/p\/in-here-out-there-on-assessing-spiritual\">In Here, Out There: On Assessing Spiritual Threats<\/a> (Dan Darling, Substack): \u201cAt times when we are combating cultural ideas, we are not arguing with the world, but trying to equip the next generation of Christians whose faith will be challenged by ideas that run contrary to Scripture. Our people are inundated on every side by messages that are at odds with Jesus\u2019 teachings. Pop culture, social media, friends, etc form a powerful influence on this cohort of young people.\u201d Not a rebuttal, but a complement.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/2021\/04\/75366\/\">It\u2019s Time for Social Conservatives to Stop Fawning Over Hungary<\/a> (Lyman Stone, The Public Discourse): \u201cWhat made Hungary\u2019s family policy work wasn\u2019t the populism, but the boring technocracy of it. Flashy populist programs failed, while just pushing cash out the door to families (as is the norm in countries like Sweden, Denmark, or Norway, all of which have higher birth rates than Hungary) worked. American conservatives should learn from this: if you want a higher birth rate, you\u2019re going to have to pay for it.\u201d This was way more interesting than I anticipated.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/richardhanania.substack.com\/p\/why-is-everything-libaeral?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Why is Everything Liberal?<\/a> (Richard Hanania, Substack): \u201cIn a democracy, every vote is supposed to be equal. If about half the country supports one side and half the country supports another, you may expect major institutions to either be equally divided, or to try to stay politically neutral. This is not what we find.\u201d This is basically one really good observation expounded in detail. The author, a political scientist, is a research fellow at Columbia University.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevin-deyoung\/reparations-a-critical-theological-review\/\">Reparations: A Critical Theological Review<\/a> (Kevin DeYoung, Gospel Coalition): \u201cWith tax collectors and soldiers throughout the Gospels, there is no talk of restitution for imperial supremacy or extractive systems, nor any summons to dismantle the structures they inhabited, just the straightforward command to live a godly life, be generous to others, and repay what you have stolen.\u201d Well done book reviews are amazing. This is as good as the best reviews by Scott Alexander.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulkingsnorth.substack.com\/p\/the-great-unsettling?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNTA2NjA0MSwiXyI6IjlIQWpPIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE4Nzc4OTIzLCJleHAiOjE2MTg3ODI1MjMsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTA4MzYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.nFjaN2mKZUd_n2OL174ZWwQsF9DxnbDuOgJfSjUPCE8\">The Great Unsettling<\/a> (Paul Kingsnorth, Substack): \u201cWe in the West invented this thing called \u2018modernity\u2019, and then we took it out into the world, whether the world wanted it or not. Once we called this process \u2018the white man\u2019s burden\u2019 and exported it with dreadnoughts. Now we call it \u2018development\u2019 and export it via the World Bank.\u201d Wide-ranging.<\/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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/worship-leader-late-to-church-after-repeatedly-driving-over-bridge\/\">Worship Leader Late To Church After Repeatedly Driving Over Bridge<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Not_the_Bee\/status\/1385281547037728769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1385281547037728769%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Fthis-guy-makes-videos-impersonating-a-disgruntled-ikea-employee-and-theyre-brilliant-and-hilarious\">Fake IKEA Employee<\/a> (Twitter): a funny two minute video<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/christian-sure-is-glad-his-hope-isnt-in-the-united-states-right-now\/\">Christian Reading The News Sure Is Glad His Hope Isn\u2019t In The United States Of America<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bn0FHBFtf74\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bn0FHBFtf74\">Egg Magic<\/a> (Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us, YouTube): eleven minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-56758376\">How product placements may soon be added to classic films<\/a> (Jonty Bloom, BBC): \u201citems can be digitally added to almost any movie or TV show. For example, advertisers could put new labels on the champagne bottles in Rick\u2019s Cafe in Casablanca, add different background neon advertising signs to Ocean\u2019s 11, or get Charlie Chaplin to promote a fizzy drink.\u201d Also, the reporter has a wonderful name and I hope is soon assigned to a garden story.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/todo-2\">To Do<\/a> (SMBC)<\/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.vox.com\/2016\/1\/13\/10759874\/republicans-democrats-different\">This Is What Makes Republicans and Democrats So Different<\/a> (Vox, Ezra Klein): the title made me skeptical, but there are some good insights in this article (first shared in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/01\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-32\">volume 32<\/a> back in&nbsp;2016).<\/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>. 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