Everyone knows that Obamacare will institute health care rationing. The response to Obamacare boosters to those of us worried about this has been paradoxical: First, deny that they want rationing, and second, justify the coming rationing with the claim that we already ration care, so we should . . . . Continue Reading »
The Jack Kevorkian travesty during the 1990s was a debacle—both ethically and to the rule of law. Here, briefly, is what happened: When juries refused to convict Kevorkian, a candidate for Oakland County (MI) prosecutor promised that if elected, he would not prosecute Kevorkian. He was . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted McAllister was puzzled (in a nice way) about some of the features of my post about his pro-Bohemian post. Because he wasn’t man enough to post his concerns on our site and boost our fabulous ratings even further, I’m not going to link his comments. Nonetheless, his questions should . . . . Continue Reading »
So, for decorating Sally’s house, I’ve found a curtain panel:and hanging lights:and a kapok pillow for the couch:Kapok. Kapok. Isn’t that a great word?I think, though, that I’ve reached a limit on how much crossing even a house like Sally’s can stand. Still, I’ll . . . . Continue Reading »
You want a good example of how laws passed in a panicked rush are always bad laws? Read this article from the Washington Post from March, via the Volokh Conspiracy : Legislation passed by Congress last August in response to fears of lead-tainted toys imported from China went into effect last month. . . . . Continue Reading »
It shouldn’t be hard to assure people that the end of life “counseling” in House Bill 3200 health care system destruction, er reform, bill will always remain voluntary. The word isn’t hard to spell, and indeed, can be easily placed in the legislation at the appropriate . . . . Continue Reading »
Theologian Russell Moore had a discussion with with musician and author Andrew Peterson about the importance of cultivating the moral imagination of children: From Peterson, on how children see the world: “When I walk through the woods with my kids, it’s not just a walk through . . . . Continue Reading »
The primary point of Obamacare is centralized control of health care, toward the end that costs be restricted. That means restrictions on services. And that means increased suffering for devalued populations, particularly the elderly and people with serious disabilities.The UK has again . . . . Continue Reading »
So we have the Great Ape Project, passed in Spain, that says humans and gorillas are part of a “community of equals,” and that none can be “tortured,” e.g., used in medical experiments. In this country, we have legislati0n pending that would outlaw all medical . . . . Continue Reading »
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Southern Baptists are among the denominations “’planting’ new churches in the rocky soil of secular New England”: In eight years, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has more than doubled its Vermont church count, from 17 to 37. Among . . . . Continue Reading »
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