Obama’s own cultural instincts run right down the middle of the road. His politics are more neo-Truman than neo-Woodstock, more compatible with “It’s a Wonderful Life” than “Easy Rider.” He supports abortion rights but argues for fewer abortions. He supports . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s not a shtick from a Danny Kaye movie, but a real theological question: Given his depiction in Scripture, is it impossible that God is impassable? I was reading a collection of writings of the Fathers last night and came across a great answer from Origen. When the Scriptures speak about . . . . Continue Reading »
Kevin John Hart—one of Australia’s best poets and occasional First Things contributor —has completed his twelfth volume of poetry, Young Rain , to be published this spring. Look for mention of the collection in an upcoming issue of FT , and in the meantime you might enjoy listening . . . . Continue Reading »
For years we have been told—and I sure used to believe—that the Canadians had the best approach to health care. Single payer funding, privately employed doctors—seemingly, a good mix. Except it’s not. From a column by Nadeem Esmail in yesterday’s Wall Street . . . . Continue Reading »
This is why people are so jaded and cynical about their own government. The economic stimulus bill that we are told is too important to really debate and must be passed NOW! NOW! NOW! contains sneak provisions opening the door to national health care. From a commentary by Betsy McCaughey: . . . . Continue Reading »
Because, when we don’t know who we are, we also don’t know what we aren’t: This question is starting to get debated by robot designers and toymakers. With advanced robotics becoming cheaper and more commonplace, the challenge isn’t how we learn to accept robots—but . . . . Continue Reading »
Eluana Englaro, the 38-year-old comatose Italian woman whose feeding tube was removed late last week, has died : Maurizio Sacconi made the announcement in Italy’s Senate as politicians were debating a law that would have forced doctors to continue feeding her . . . . Doctors at a private . . . . Continue Reading »
During Q&A at the February 6th House Democratic Retreat, President Obama renewed his pledge to fund embryo-destructive stem cell research even though promising alternatives exist. “I guarantee you that we will sign an executive order for stem cells. . . . God gave us power to make smart . . . . Continue Reading »
Eluana Englaro has died. From the story: Eluana Englaro, the 38-year-old comatose woman at the center of an Italian right-to-die case, died Monday night despite efforts by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to order doctors to feed her, the clinic said.She had been in a coma since a 1992 car crash. A . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Matt Lickona writes, “My first thought on seeing this photo of T-Bone Burnett at the Grammys (standing behind Allison Krauss and Robert Plant) was: How did Jody Bottum make it onstage at the Grammys?” . . . . Continue Reading »
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