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Stories I love

Are “chick flicks” your movies of choice? Is Jane Austen or Bridget Jones a guilty pleasure? Anne Dayton writes that human beings—female AND male—”are in love with love.” We were made that way.

Loving technology, loving God

A successful software engineer (turned Luddite, then back), Rosie Perera wonders if we’ve forgotten what the Apostle Paul might have said: “Technology is permissible—even good in many ways—but I will not be enslaved by it.”

Speaking pictures

Our everyday surroundings speak to us, but are we listening? What are we finally perceiving, as billboards and iPods battle for our sensory attention? Comment’s series continues with an appeal for a little more awareness, a little more joy in seeing—and understanding—the visual narrative around us.

Living with Liberalism (part one)

Living with Liberalism (part one)

It’s here, it’s not all bad, but it’s bad enough. It won’t, however, last forever.
Liberalism is the most decisive historical given in North American society, and editor Gideon Strauss assesses its pros and cons, today in Comment.

Navigating the college transition

Mansion or mission… a serious “why am I here?” question for young adults eyeing the confusing life of higher education. And it only begs even more questions: “Who am I? What do I believe? With whom will I surround myself?”