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<\/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 way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is volume 353, the 71st<\/sup> prime number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. I saw this gem on Twitter<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t wish to sound apocalyptic about this, but one has the sense that at present our society is simultaneously characterized by wildly disproportionate accountability for trivial transgressions and zero accountability for profound institutional failure.\u201d (<\/a>David Polansky, co-founder of LinkedIn)<\/li>
  2. The Robber Baroness of Northern California<\/a> (Maia Silber, New Yorker): \u201cThe university\u2019s most vital purpose, Stanford explained in an address to its Board of Trustees a few years after her husband\u2019s death, was the development of the student\u2019s \u2018soul germ.\u2019 She urged the trustees to eschew classrooms in favor of shops and workshops that would \u2018dignify labor\u2019 by teaching future workers to \u2018use their hands deftly and usefully.\u2019 Stanford believed that, in addition to providing vocational training, the university should inculcate the values of faith, thrift, and abstinence of various kinds. She and her husband banned alcohol from the dormitories and capped the number of women undergraduates at five hundred.\u201d<\/li>
  3. 78 Minutes<\/a> (Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic): \u201cI know it\u2019s a statistical anomaly. I know it almost never happens. I know there are a million things I worry less about that happen with greater regularity and worse effects; but those things are unfortunate<\/em>, and this is evil<\/em>. Misfortune is awful, but this was something worse. This was torture. This was cruel. This was intentional. The distinction matters.\u201d<\/li>
  4. How did the IR community get Russia\/Ukraine so wrong?<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution): \u201cThe IR community is risk-averse, and preserving of its academic reputations, and thus its members are less willing to make bold predictions than say pundits are. You might even think that is good, all things considered, but it will help explain the missed predictions here.\u201d Many interesting considerations, follow-up at Data on IR scholars and their views on Russia\/Ukraine<\/a>.<\/li>
  5. Born This Way? The Rise of LGBT as a Social and Political Identity<\/a> (Eric Kaufmann, CSPI): \u201cThe youthful surge is mainly about LGBT identity, with considerably less change in sexual behavior. The rise is greatest for bisexuality, especially among females, with less change for gays and lesbians. The growth in LGBT identification shows no signs of slowing down among the young, but there is compelling evidence that gender nonconformity peaked around 2020 and declined in 2021. It appears less prevalent among teenagers than those in their early twenties.\u201d Plus a fascinating Twitter thread by the author<\/a> highlighting key details \u2014 so much data in this piece to contemplate. Spicy throughout.<\/li>
  6. The Pope\u2019s Secret Back Channel to Hitler<\/a> (David Kertzer, The Atlantic): \u201cAs the head of a large international organization, his overriding aim in negotiations with Hitler\u2019s emissary was protecting the institutional resources and prerogatives of the Roman Catholic Church in the Third Reich. If the only goal was to protect the welfare of the institutional Church, his efforts could well be judged a success. But for those who see the papacy as a position of great moral leadership, the revelations of Pius XII\u2019s secret negotiations with Hitler must come as a sharp disappointment.\u201d Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li>
  7. We Need to Complicate the Negative World<\/a> (Trevin Wax, Gospel Coalition): \u201c\u2026taking a stand for true Christianity has always been costly<\/em>. Christian ministers lost their jobs in the 1960s for doing nothing more than allowing African Americans to attend worship! In some way or another, we\u2019ve been in the negative world since the time of the New Testament, but the form of that hostility toward the faith changes depending on the place and the era. And the opportunities\u2014where society smiles on aspects of Christianity\u2014change too. We live in positive, neutral, and negative worlds simultaneously<\/em>, depending on the issue.\u201cThis is quite good.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n