Category Archives: Daily Links and Notes

NY Times It is common, this freshman urge for self-invention. The football player tries his hand at poetry; the classical violinist fiddles in a bluegrass band. But Ms. Tushnet — whose parents, Mark Tushnet and Elizabeth Alexander, are a well-known … Continue reading →

The Atlantic Conor Friedersdorf Discriminating Between Discriminations Some of the considerations supporting our limited prohibition of racial discrimination apply to discrimination against gay Americans. But some don’t. Sexual orientation, unlike race, is not transmitted across generations, which means a gay … Continue reading →

GroundMotive Furthermore, although the Greek can be translated as “When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted,” as it is in the NRSV, if we pay attention to Matthew’s writing style elsewhere, then it is not just some … Continue reading →

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The Guardian

First Things But they didn’t go anywhere, did they? They stayed put. They didn’t venture an inch. They didn’t undo a single sin anywhere. They remained together and they were still there when Thomas finally shows, late. (That’s what we … Continue reading →

John 20:19 shows the stone wasn’t rolled away to let Jesus out but to let us in.

Vox following a TED talk. Here’s the quote. “Don’t console yourself that you are the 99 percent,” he says. “If you live near a Whole Foods; if no one in your family serves in the military; if you are paid by … Continue reading →

RNS and the predictable comment stream along with a discussion on slavery