"Distance Cycling" is written for the cyclist who has decided he or she wishes to train with a specific goal in mind. As outlined in the introduction, these goals might range from successfully completing a long ride (100-200 kilometers)... Read More

The adoption journey can be a maze, and the options overwhelming. Potential adoptive parents face difficult choices that people who haven’t adopted would never suspect—from the type of adoption they choose (domestic, international,... Read More

“From ‘I think, therefore I am,’ we have reached ’I feel, therefore I am right,” Thomas F. Powell writes. This interdisciplinary essay traces the lineage of a hybridized Christian capitalism to its current incarnation, which... Read More

Few experiences inspire more fear and uncertainty than searching for a job. The job seeker questions his own competence experience and usefulness to prospective employers while the specter of rejection looms over every phone call e-mail... Read More

In 624 CE, as the battle of Badr raged on, Muhammad ibn Abdallah left his tent to rally his outnumbered army. He declaimed of victory or martyrdom, ensuring his soldiers that “…no man will be slain this day fighting against [the... Read More

There is a significant amount of information available on the Web to anyone interested in starting or investing in a small business. Not everyone however has the time or patience to sort out the wheat from the chaff—which is exactly... Read More

With a taste for the exotic, the author’s adventures span more than forty years and roam through the sites and bedrooms of four continents. Itiel came of age in the mid-1950s, long before it was possible to be out of the closet. Still,... Read More

The author notes a curious confluence early on in this generally praiseworthy set of essays, before he abandons altogether the inferences of his provocative subtitle. Arbery cites some damning local press that Nobel Laureate Seamus... Read More