As a lawyer, I am increasingly alarmed by how the emotional narrative subsumes what should be hard law and fixed principle. Our example today: A judge ruled that the killer of George Tiller—he is not yet adjudged a murderer, but admits the shooting—shall be allowed to defend . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s about “the science,” global warming non-deniers tell us repeatedly about the supposed crisis. But you know it is really about “the politics” when they bring out “the children” to sell . . . . Continue Reading »
My new book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy: The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement is at the printer and will be available in early February (with a good discount at Amazon), a few weeks later than expected, but what else is new in publishing? This is the final cover.I admit to being . . . . Continue Reading »
The pretense that the minions who participate in the Final Exit Network are mere counselors—rather than mobile assisted suicide clinics—was shattered in Phoenix when one facilitator pleaded guilty to assisting the suicide of a mentally ill woman. From the story:Readers may remember . . . . Continue Reading »
I’d put this in the comments on Justin’s post, but Milliner’s review of Avatar and its conservative reviewers merits deserves a broad audience.The blue people do it better. Harmony with nature, respect for food sources, sensitivity to the earth, liturgical vitality, rites of . . . . Continue Reading »
If you oppose government-mandated healthcare, there is a way you can opt-out: Become Amish. Federal health care reform will require most Northern New Yorkers — but not all, it turns out — to carry health insurance or risk a fine. Hundreds of Amish families in the region are likely to be . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life reveals the depressing state of religious freedom around the globe: 64 nations—about one-third of the countries in the world—have high or very high restrictions on religion and nearly 70% of the . . . . Continue Reading »
CNN has a fascinating article today on the post-Avatar blues by some viewers. Here’s an example of a guy who posted on a film forum:“Ever since I went to see ‘Avatar’ I have been depressed. Watching the wonderful world of Pandora and all the Na’vi made me want to be one . . . . Continue Reading »
Ross Douthat latest shows why he’s the best columnist at the New York Times : Liberal democracy offers religious believers a bargain. Accept, as a price of citizenship, that you may never impose your convictions on your neighbor, or use state power to compel belief. In return, you will be . . . . Continue Reading »
Some anthropologists and cross-cultural psychiatrists claim that mental illnesses have never been the same the world over but are distinctive to particular times and places. But because of globalization, Ethan Watters argues , we are Americanizing the world’s understanding of mental health and . . . . Continue Reading »
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