Teens More Optimistic, Spiritual

The days of teen angst are fading, according to recent Barna research. Teens today have adopted a whole new set of positive perspectives, departing from the negative views teens held as recently as five years ago. GenerationX complained about abandonment, the...

Baptist Thinker Skeptical of Rational Mind

Wendell Berry—Kentucky farmer, poet, essayist and contrarian who’s skeptical of just about everything in corporate America—is nevertheless a man full of hope. Just don’t call him an optimist. “Optimism is a kind of program, a belief in some theory of...

Americans Wasting Valuable Food Resources

Scare tactics are not uncommon in trying to coax young eaters to clean their plates. “There are starving children in China who would love to eat what you are willing to waste,” is a common one. The fact of the matter is that Americans do waste an enormous...

Botulism, Wine and Friends: The Botox Party

Just over one week after the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Botox as an anti-wrinkle treatment, people are celebrating—Botox-style—with champagne, hor d’oeuvres and injections of the paralyzing poison. Botox parties are taking the nation by...