What will this report do to the ethics of abortion after 30 weeks and to personhood theory as it relates to fetuses? From the story:The unborn have memories, according to medical researchers who used sound and vibration stimulation, combined with sonography, to reveal that the human fetus . . . . Continue Reading »
As the AMA endorsed the House version of Obama care, which as I pointed out yesterday, would spell the death knell for private health insurance (did the endorsers have time to read the 1000 + page bill?) and institute a utilitarian oversight rationing board over all of our health care—except . . . . Continue Reading »
Private correspondence from several readers of the Postmodern Conservative Blog expressed incredulity that I ever went to Kansas. I offer the photo below as one piece of evidence to prove that the trip took place in historical time, roughly as described in the post entitled “Osawatomie or . . . . Continue Reading »
Who said that? The Family Research Council? The Heritage Foundation? American Interprise Institute? Nope. Try Time magazine : There is no other single force causing as much measurable hardship and human misery in this country as the collapse of marriage. It hurts children, it reduces mothers’ . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Times reports on a new study The unborn have memories, according to medical researchers who used sound and vibration stimulation, combined with sonography, to reveal that the human fetus displays short-term memory from at least 30 weeks gestation - or about two months before they are . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at The New Ledger, Ben Domenech takes on Conor over whether the rising generation has the right stuff when it comes to getting on with adulthood. Specifically, we’re given to ask, what’s with delaying marriage? Is it the product of capitalism gone wild? Is it simple . . . . Continue Reading »
Okay, so that’s not exactly what it says in the New York Times story about the Euphrates River drying up. But it’s not that far off. The shrinking of the Euphrates, a river so crucial to the birth of civilization that the Book of Revelation prophesied its drying up as a sign of the end . . . . Continue Reading »
Most animal rights activists insist that humans receive no benefit from animal research. I make a big point of rebutting this in my upcoming book, which I think convincingly demonstrates that biological science would be materially impeded if animals could no longer be used. One such area is . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things is delighted to be able to share with our readers an original essay and an exclusive interview with René Girard, one the most intriguing and influential thinkers of modern times. Unfortunately, too many of our readers may not intially grasp the appeal of his work. As our editor . . . . Continue Reading »
So my friend Alex has instructed her children to ask their VBS teachers, “Have you ever heard of a Christian pirate?”[Rating: 47 out of . . . . Continue Reading »
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