Economist Bryan Caplan provides a sort of counter-argument to my previous post. Contrary to our pseudo-nostalgia for the good ol’ days, children are physically better off now than they were in the 1950s : In chapter 4 of my next book, I compare this “television reality” to actual . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest editions of the First Things’ podcast, R.R. Reno interviews Hadley Arkes about his article ” Empathy & Apathy ” and Reuven Brenner about his article ” The Rule of Law and the Wealth of Nations .” . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times reports: guys have gone wild with their hair! Now it’s well nigh impossible to tell what a man (okay, lad) does or who he is just by assessing his do. It’s like Renaissance Italy — freaks prowling proudly everywhere, completely outside the envelope of fashion . . . . Continue Reading »
I am beginning to think that President Obama hasn’t a clue about how the health care system works. The other day, he said that a foot amputation costs $30,000-$40,000-$50,000.” That seemed high to me, so I went to the New York State Medicaid site and looked up the surgical fee . . . . Continue Reading »
The more President Obama speaks off the cuff in the Great Health Care Debate, the less he seems to know. Recently, President Obama contended that surgeons are paid “$30,000, $40,000, $50,000” to amputate a foot. (Hit YouTube clip, above.) But, that doesn’t seem to be true. I . . . . Continue Reading »
This is unbelievably rude: Representative Shirley Jackson Lee talks on her cell phone during a town hall meeting on health care. Why would we think they care less about our . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been trying my hand at aphorisms. It seems like a pencil twirling, stare out the window, August thing to do. Here’s one. A rich irony: diversity is the slogan used by progressives to avoid talking to people they disagree with. . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the strangest thing I’ve seen all day.Well, that’s not strictly true. But it’s true enough for our purposes. The thing is, I need to think of a religious reason for you to want it. Uh . . . you . . . want to make some kind of point about creationism and evolution? See no . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Mabe graduated from West Point in 2002 and served two tours in Iraq. In 2007 he decided to go into journalism, left active service, and headed off to the Columbia School of Journalism. He tells us what he encountered at CSJ in the Columbia Journalism Review : Columbia was a fresh start. no . . . . Continue Reading »
I have repeatedly stated that the “end of life” counseling controversy could be put to rest if only the bill were amended to make it clear that any counseling is voluntary—both as to physician and patient—and to ensure that the counseling would not be outcome directed, that . . . . Continue Reading »
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