An elderly man has traveled to Switzerland for an assisted suicide, accompanied by his wife. From the story: Doctors from a euthanasia clinic held secret talks at Heathrow airport with a London pensioner before helping him die last week, the Standard has learned. A 90-year-old man named only as . . . . Continue Reading »
On January 19 Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard law professors and former FT board member, will be leaving her post as US ambassador to the Vatican. At just over a year, her term will be the shortest ever for this position, but thanks to her wisdom and zeal it was, according to the National Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter O’Malley’s gripping and inspiring account of how he survived the massacre in Mumbai is a must-read. . . . . Continue Reading »
Since I first started blogging at Postmodern Conservative several years ago, I have been picking away, in extremely unsystematic style, at answering this question — largely because I’ve been thinking it through as I’ve been going along. I think that’s a feature, not a bug . . . . Continue Reading »
Eric Gibson of the Wall Street Journal is also worried about the alarming rate at which college tuition is increasing and suspects that much of its rise can be attributed to non-essential spending: Tuition increases have consistently outpaced inflation. Since 1992, inflation has averaged between . . . . Continue Reading »
¡La concepción de MarÃa! It’s a good day to be in Nicaragua . Today countless people participate in day-long festivities including this call-and-response greeting—”What is the cause of so much joy?” “The Conception of . . . . Continue Reading »
Such a question may become more and more plausible, as Oxford University Press has removed words associated with Christianity from its Junior Dictionary : Oxford University Press has removed words like “aisle,” “bishop,” “chapel,” “empire,” and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve only been in Manhattan for a few months, but the subway has really grown on me. In that, it seems, I am not alone. The American Public Transportation Association reports that, between July and September, ridership of subways, buses, commuter rail, and light-rail increased by 6.5 percent. . . . . Continue Reading »
One final reflection the court ruling finding a constitutional right to assisted suicide in Montana. This case—which will not be the final word due to an almost certain appeal—seems to be the latest to follow the “mystery of life” approach to jurisprudence, most infamously . . . . Continue Reading »
I will admit I didn’t get much sleep last night because of the Montana case imposing a constitutional right to assisted suicide there. I haven’t been able to find a copy of the decision yet, but from the few quotes I have seen it appears a radically broad and hubristic ruling, that if . . . . Continue Reading »
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