[Southack]

"Solon was born, we believe, around 638 B.C.E...."

The new, Godless Left refuses to use BC and AD for their dates. Instead, they use B.C.E (Before Current Era or Before Common Era) and C.E. or CE (Current Era or Common Era), rather than the religious abreviations of our legal calendar (BC and AD).

The appearance of such non-legal abbreviations betrays the bias of the author.

[Destro]

Now, we can see at once that our society is entirely opposed to the first four, and indeed the last of these ten. As a capitalist society, we scoff at the idea of closing our shops on a choice market day. And our very goal in life is to desire--desiring is what drives us toward success and prosperity. The phrase "seeking the American Dream," which lies at the heart of our social world, has at its heart the very idea of coveting the success of our peers, goading us to match it with our own industry, and we owe all our monumental national success to this.

Sounds right wing to me!!!!

[TheAngryClam]

I use it too, because it also stands for "Before the Christian Era," which accurately describes the B.C./A.D. divide.

[R. Scott]

The appearance of such non-legal abbreviations betrays the bias of the author.

Non-legal???

[donmeaker]

Not just the Godless Left. Devout Jews also use the BCE denomination, no matter their religious persuasion. I am glad this was referenced. I prefer the code of Julian, but this goes back about 1100 years before him.

The code of Julian was written for the Roman Provences. It was, to my belief, the first legal code which broke the law into organized segments (Titles) and is such the foundation of our common law, based as it is on English common law.

[baseballfanjm]

Bizarre, because the dates themselves haven't changed. I'd like to ask, from when does this "common era" begin? Is it the exact same time as The Year of Our Lord began? Thought so.

[A. Pole]

The new, Godless Left refuses to use BC and AD for their dates. Instead, they use B.C.E (Before Current Era or Before Common Era) and C.E. or CE (Current Era or Common Era), rather than the religious abreviations of our legal calendar (BC and AD).

Why? I would rather read C.E. as Christian Era and B.C.E. as Before Christian Era :)