Question of the Week When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails?

Taxing and Reservations More bad news for gay marriage advocates. Both the IRS and the Cherokee nation refuse to recognize same-sex unions.

Catholic Outsourcing Although I’m in favor of free trade and globalization, we may be getting carried away when we start outsourcing prayer requests to India.

Theo-Heroes If you’re a fan of Al Mohler, R.C. Sproul, or John MacArthur you’ll want to read David Wayne’s assessment of why these men are heroes of the faith.

They Think This When presenting their arguments, pundits tend to explain what the other side of the political spectrum is "thinking." Hunt Stilwell, a cognitive psychology grad student, thinks such a task is impossible. Is he right?

Trotsky Reconsidered Nick Troester describes himself as “your typical deontologist Christian quasi-Trotskyist Third Way Democrat.” In other words, there’s nothing “typical” about Nick. Which is why he has one of the most interesting perspective’s you’ll find in the blogosphere. I asked Nick to explain what it means to be a “quasi-Trotskyist.” Since most conservatives tend to have the same aversion to Marxist figures as we would Satan-worshipping Amway salesmen, Nick’s view of Trotsky offers a new appreciation. (Christopher Hitches also has an article in The Atlantic on the “prophetic moralist.”)