Recent Discussion

Is there such a thing as moral or immoral art? Give examples!

An elderly relative is marrying a (by all appearances) lovely woman, and we are invited to attend. I'm thrilled for their happiness. My problem is with their church, which was founded on anti-gay sentiment, and has joined with a governing body which ( in the country where the church is based) is promoting legislation which institues the death penalty for homosexual practices, among other civil rights horrors.

“Of course we expected more from our team, but this is still no reason to lose heart, wear sackcloth and ashes and self-flagellate,” Vladimir Putin said of the final medal-count for the Russian Olympic team.

Our next Olympic Winter Games will travel to Russia. This will no doubt trigger a whole raft of faux documentaries featuring menacing nesting dolls, and the sudden and more strange return of Yevgeny Plushenko. We have not seen the end of him, I fear.

Most people are either Beatles fans or Rolling Stones fans. For some, it's about more than just the music. It's a personality issue, and a lifestyle issue. Which band do you prefer, and why?

In our panel on youth athletics, UofM Women's Swimming coach Jim Richardson said that sports are given an awful lot of focus in our culture. Disproportionate, perhaps, to the good that they actually do. What do you think?

Shaun White won his second gold medal for Olympic Snowboarding Wednesday night. His spectacular performance outshined every other competitor, almost to a freakish extent. White is a snowboarding innovator, a pioneer in the sport. He trains in his own secluded half-pipe in the mountains, which can be reached only by helicopter. He is a phenomenon, but like many Olympic athletes, he is privileged and has the resources to out-train the competition.