I reported on the media falling for the latest, “I can clone a baby,” publicity stunt yesterday. Now “the scientists” are weighing in an sputtering outrage. As usual, their “ethical” opposition to human cloning is much less than it seems.First, it was the cry to . . . . Continue Reading »
Money—and royalty—sure don’t buy class: A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country’s royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails. A man in a UAE police uniform is . . . . Continue Reading »
Earlier I mentioned a conference on historical criticism and the Qur’an taking place at Notre Dame this week. In today’s New York Times Nicholas Kristof describes some of the topics the conference will cover: At Notre Dame, scholars analyzed ancient texts of the Koran that show signs of . . . . Continue Reading »
My old friend Frank Beckwith has just called my attention to this announcement at his Return to Rome website. The Notre Dame Center for Ethics & Culture is sponsoring a lecture tonight by the Wall Street Journal ’s Bill McGurn. McGurn is a Notre Dame alumnus (1980) and a former chief . . . . Continue Reading »
” Geez, mom , it’s really no big deal. It’s not like I’m voting or something important like that:” Seventeen-year-olds will soon have access to emergency contraception without a prescription, U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday, complying with a court order to . . . . Continue Reading »
Those wings . . . I dunno . . .In my house things like that make the vacuum cleaner retch and the dog run away.Besides, I’m a cheapskate, and on those occasions when somebody has to be a fairy, or a dragon, or Saint Michael, I generally make our own wings.My formula is simple.wire . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ll just let this product speak for itself: Show your inspiration with style and elegance with this amazing Praying Hands Fountain.The water magically changes color as it flows into the hands.Soothing, relaxing and a perfect addition to any room.Takes 3 AA batteries (not included) and it . . . . Continue Reading »
So, First Communion’s coming up, right? And you’re making your checklist. Dress? Check. Veil? Check. What must we do to save our souls? Check. Little personalized wrappers to slip onto 500 Hershey’s Mini Mr. Goodbars? Check.Good to know you’ve got everything covered. from . . . . Continue Reading »
It was my wife – really – who wanted to have a look at the Miss U.S.A. pageant on television last Sunday night. I obliged her just in time for us to catch the last round, in which five finalists (each more gorgeous than the last – in my wife’s, Julie’s view, that is — . . . . Continue Reading »
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