In case you missed it, last Friday, February 14, 2020, the NY Times ran an article “On the Air in Kansas City: Russian Propaganda” which is a photo source and which you can see at: https://nyti.ms/38L2Elt The article profiles how Russia’s media organization, Rossiya Segodnya. You can find some background on it from the Center… Continue reading Why Kansas for Russia’s Sputnik Radio?
How can I Know the Will of God in my Life (Part I of II)
*Editor’s note: This post was first published here on June 20, 2011. Dear Father John, How can I know what the will of God is in my life? I have been suffering physically for almost a year. I have been praying for healing and others have been praying for me. How do I know if… Continue reading How can I Know the Will of God in my Life (Part I of II)
Robocop Is Here: Singapore Deploys Robots To Detect “Undesirable Behavior” Including Groups Of “More Than Five People”
Slowly but surely, the world is transforming into a 1984-Robocop-Terminator-Minority Report–Judge Dredd fusion dystopia. And while we wait for Elon Musk’s dancing humanoid robot (wonder how much the deposit on that particular pipe dream will be), Singapore is wasting no time, and according to Mothership the small Asian nation is deploying ground robots on trial… Continue reading Robocop Is Here: Singapore Deploys Robots To Detect “Undesirable Behavior” Including Groups Of “More Than Five People”
Does the Bible Teach We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Podcast: Download MYS119: For centuries, Jews and Christians have read the Bible and thought the Earth is only a few thousand years old. But the scientific revolution claimed it’s billions of years old. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what does the biblical and scientific evidence really say, how is it being misread, and by… Continue reading Does the Bible Teach We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
How Ancient War Trickery Is Alive in Math Today
Imagine you’re a general in ancient times and you want to keep your troop counts secret from your enemies. But you also need to know this information yourself. So you turn to a math trick that allows you to achieve both aims. In a morning drill you ask your soldiers to line up in rows… Continue reading How Ancient War Trickery Is Alive in Math Today
Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
We discuss how Truth Decay is fueling Americans’ vaccine hesitancy; the debate over vaccine patent waivers; how the shift to remote work is reinforcing inequalities; preventing the Capitol attackers from becoming martyrs; the Arctic region’s role in climate and national security; and whether the U.S. government should invest in a GPS backup. Photo by Jose… Continue reading Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
How Padre Pio Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Christian Mysticism
Last year I read a compilation of stories about Padre Pio. The book – and Pio as a mystic- had been dogging me for a while, almost begging me to stop holding onto my fear of Christian mysticism in the wake of years as a New Ager. But finally, I acquiesced and made my way… Continue reading How Padre Pio Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Christian Mysticism
Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into A Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
Authored by Michael Hudson via Counterpunch.org, In a Financial Times op-ed, “Investors in Xi’s China face a rude awakening” (August 30, 2021), George Soros writes that Xi’s “crackdown on private enterprise shows he does not understand the market economy. … Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. His crackdown on private enterprise has been a… Continue reading Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into A Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
Does Science Show We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Podcast: Download MYS120: After having considered the faith perspective on whether we must believe the Earth is relatively young, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now turn to the scientific evidence for whether Earth is young or old, including radiometric dating and changing physical constants. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using… Continue reading Does Science Show We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
After four years of an agenda that favored polluters, a new day is dawning at the Department of the Interior. In March, communities across the country rejoiced in Secretary Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation to lead the biggest and most powerful land management agency in the country. Now, she’s taking the opportunity to pursue real reforms… Continue reading Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice