He presents new philosophical arguments, supported by modern neuroscience, in defense of the soul. Posted in Mind Matters News: Oxford philosopher of science and religion Richard Swinburne has published a book, Are We Bodies or Souls? (2019), summarizing and developing his views on the nature ...Read More...

Michael Rectenwald is quoted extensively in this article by Petre Svab in the Epic Times: A recent judgment by the top court of the European Union allows individual European states to force social media companies to remove content globally, raising a concern that one country can force removal ...Read More...

John Finnis has penned a devastating legal review. Executive summary: The Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller/Cherry [2019] UKSC 41 holds that Parliamentary sovereignty needs to be judicially protected against the power of the Government to prorogue Parliament.  But the Judgment itself undercuts ...Read More...

Hal wrote this song in the early sixties. It was first recorded by George Jones, but Bill Monroe loved it and made it his own. He sang it every week on the Opry. This song was recorded by Kenny Rogers in 1977. Here is one recorded by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, just because. This ...Read More...

Now playing on PBS - Don't miss it. A few glaring omissions: Web Pierce, one of the biggest stars of the 50's and 60's if not even mentioned.  Lefty Frizzell is only mentioned in connection with "Long Black Veil" - a late recording. His early work is omitted. He also comes up in connection ...Read More...

Middle East Forum Sentry Radio: Robinson arriving for his sentencing in London on July 11. In a final interview the day before being imprisoned for nine months on contempt of court charges, British activist Tommy Robinson spoke to MEF Sentry Radio on June 10. The charges stem from his livestream ...Read More...

According to Facebook, St. Augustine is too judgmental. The forbidden quote: Let us never assume that if we live good lives we will be without sin; our lives should be praised only when we continue to beg for pardon. But men are hopeless creatures, and the less they concentrate on their own ...Read More...

Oakley believes strong, immediate action should have been taken against Carl Benjamin who blogs as 'Sargon of Akkad' after he made incredibly stupid remarks that caused the party to plunge in the polls. And that the National Election Commission should not have disallowed Gerard Batton to run for UKIP ...Read More...

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Concord Hymn By Ralph Waldo Emerson Sung at the Completion of the Battle Monument, July 4, 1837   By the rude bridge that arched the flood,    Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood    And fired the shot heard round the world.   The ...Read More...

Here is another article questioning Islam's status as a religion by Amil Imani in Capitol Hill Outsider: To Islam, the Quran is the press and the only press. There is no need for critical reporting, no need to present ideas that may conflict with the Quran, and no place for criticism of anything ...Read More...

This week, Google adsense pulled their ads and requested that we remove a "dangerous" article, "Why Islam is Not a Religion," and then beg to be reinstated. To quote our British friends, "Not bloody likely." We pulled Google adsense instead.  Enjoy NER ad free!  Support NER here. ...Read More...

Attorney General William Barr made an important speech to the American Law Institute on Nationwide Injunctions: (...) In this town, there’s a tendency to focus on the news of the day, as the past few weeks have reminded me.  But the role of groups like ALI is to remind us of the bigger picture.  ...Read More...

Tommy Robinson's campaign video: ...Read More...

Sam Dorman's interview in the Washington Free Beacon: Camille Paglia is a woman of seeming contradictions. She’s a lesbian who thinks homosexuality is not normal, a Democrat who often criticizes the party’s 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, a self-described "transgender being" who calls ...Read More...