The president hasn’t supported this plan, but many Democrats (and John McCain during the campaign) want to tax employee health insurance as income if the benefits or employee’s income are above a certain point. I understand the notion as a way of raising revenue—the . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been discussing the anti-humanism of radical environmentalism for some time now here at SHS, that is, the idea that humans are the enemies of the planet and we must depopulate dramatically or the planet might die. This meme has been adopted by the global warming crowd too. For example, in the . . . . Continue Reading »
A note to clergy performing public blessings: The microphone is not an aspergillum. Via American Papist P.S. The video says Cardinal Fail, but the prelate in question is some kind of non-cardinal bishop. . . . . Continue Reading »
I think we’ve found a kindred spirit in Bad Vestments.I mean, so to speak. I don’t know who this tree-wearing lady might be. Keep up the good bad work. . . . . Continue Reading »
Darn if I don’t think of hair in the bathtub. from Womenspirit.com[Rating: 3 out of 100]P.S. Don’t tell me that rating is generous. Don’t tell me it’s mean. I spun the wheel, and that’s what it landed on. . . . . Continue Reading »
In the absence of a clear policy alternative (or even a muddy alternative) to Obama, conservatives have taken to their rocking chairs, waiting for Obama to fail so that a repentant populace will come back to them. The fact that Obama’s approval rating fell slightly below the 50% mark in one of . . . . Continue Reading »
Emphasis on some : This spring in Massachusetts, a Catholic hospital system announced a joint venture with a secular company to provide insurance to the poor under the state’s universal health-care program. The venture fulfilled one pillar of Catholic social teaching—caring for the . . . . Continue Reading »
New research from the Kellogg School of Management finds that people often fall into temptation because they overestimate the restraint they actually possess : The study, led by Loran Nordgren, senior lecturer of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, examined how an individual’s . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Scientific American , via 3QuarksDaily , an article on “how to count to a zillion without falling off the end of the number line”: Last year the National Debt Clock in New York City ran out of digits. The billboard-size electronic counter, mounted on a wall near Times Square, . . . . Continue Reading »
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