Heretical Ideas Magazine

To Be An American: Part Four - American Values

Jon Stonger — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:44:57 +0000

Our last article in what it means to be an American explores the nature and continuity of fundamental American values.

To Be An American: Part Three - Cultural Icons

Jon Stonger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:28:36 +0000

In our third series on what it is to be an American, we examine cultural icons and reflect how they set expectations for American behavior.

To Be An American: Part Two - The Scientists

Alex Knapp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:13:45 +0000

The second part of our series on being an American focuses on America's science heroes.

To Be American: Part One - The Frontiersmen

Jon Stonger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:56:58 +0000

In honor of Independence Day, Heretical Ideas will be taking a look at some of the men, women, and ideas that have made the United States a great nation.

Book Review: Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman

Alex Knapp — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:03:50 +0000

Misquoting Jesus is a well-written, easy to read look at some of the problems caused by copyists and scribes in the distribution of the New Testament.

What Makes a Revolution Work?

Jon Stonger — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:58:03 +0000

As the world waits to see the end result of the protests in Iran, it's useful to see how successful previous revolutions have been at bringing freedom to their peoples.

The (Lesser) Rules of Civilization

Jon Stonger — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:33 +0000

Sure, we all agree that free speech and democracy are important, but what are the little things that determine if a country is civilized?

The Gerrymandering Mind

Brian Knapp — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:12:31 +0000

The only way something is not the other is when we accept it in our borders.

What if an Atheist saw an Angel?

Jon Stonger — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:46:53 +0000

It is not that the atheist demands evidence and the theist does not; it is that the kinds of acceptable evidence are different.

DVD Reviews: Shotgun Spread

Brian Knapp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:29:23 +0000

Welcome to the 12-gauge approach to movie-reviewing. As Trinity would say, "Dodge this!"