Judith Keller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Judith is currently an international research scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. She is also a member of the graduate program “Authority and Trust in American Culture, Society, History, and Politics” at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and the Geographies
As a science fiction fan from youngest days, I long dreamed of the marvellous future the books and movies promised. Flying cars. Magnificent space stations soaring in orbit. Ceremoniously disturbing the cosmic sand. None of it has come to pass. Two decades past 2001 and there’s no permanent base
The word for today is… derrick (noun): 1 : a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam 2 : a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : During
The word for today is… hoity-toity (adjective): 1 : thoughtlessly silly or frivolous 2 : marked by an air of assumed importance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today we most often use hoity-toity as an adjective, but before it was an adjective it was a noun meaning “thoughtless giddy behavior.” The noun, which
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com As part of my health regime about every 3 years I have a colonoscopy. This year as a back-up check they’re simultaneously doing a gastroscopy; specifically the same thing only at the beginning and not the end of the alimentary system. Included in the
The word for today is… menorah (noun): a candelabra with seven or nine lights that is used in Jewish worship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers originally used the Hebrew borrowing menorah for the seven-branched candelabra used in Jewish worship since ancient times. The nine-branched Hanukkah candelabra is called hanukkiah
Julian Adorney Mark Johnson fee.org Julian Adorney is a Young Voices contributor. He’s written for FEE, Playboy, National Review, The Federalist, and blogs at The Empathetic Libertarian. Mark is a men’s coach, business and relationship coach, facilitator, and wilderness guide with more than 20 years of experience
Andrea Mrozek mercatornet.com Andrea Mrozek is a senior fellow at the Canadian think-tank Cardus. Pregnancy. An injury? Run-of-the-mill event? Special circumstance? Choice? A recent report in the National Post highlighted the indignation of Olympic athletes in learning that pregnancy is often categorised by the I-word — “injury” — in their contracts.
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
The word for today is… commensurate (adjective): 1 : corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate 2 : equal in measure or extent Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Commensurate is a word that really measures up. And no wonder – it’s a descendant of the Latin noun mensura, meaning “measure,” from “mensus,
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Today marks my first birthday as collator of the BFD’s Word of the Day. As a birthday present to myself I am going to re-post my favourite word from the last year. This was first posted on 2nd February 2021 and was the first word I chose after I
Alwyn Poole alwynpoole.substack.com Alwyn Poole founded and was the Principal of Mt Hobson Middle School and the Villa NCEA Academy in Newmarket, Auckland for the first 18 years. The default mode of children and young people is to look to the grownups in the room for inspiration, comfort
righttolife.org.uk Prenatal tests for a number of conditions, which are being marketed and sold in the UK, have been found, by a New York Times investigation, to be delivering ‘false positives’ for a range of conditions “about an average of 85% of the time”, with testing for some
The word for today is… malice (noun): 1 : desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another 2 : intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Malicious and malevolent are close in meaning, since both refer to ill will that
Neil Tuttle University of Tasmania Neil’s ongoing experience as a Physiotherapist informs both his research and teaching which includes undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Australia and overseas. Some people habitually crack their joints, others can’t, and many are irritated by those who do. So what’s going on?
