MTV has a controversial new series about a group of hard-partying, drug-taking, sexually active teenagers. But it turns out the network may be breaking the law by showing depictions of teens having sex : Child pornography is defined by the United States as any visual depiction of a minor . . . . Continue Reading »
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We are a public policy promise breaking society. Here’s how the game is played: When a new controversial bioethical policy is proposed, proponents soothingly promise it will be strictly limited to very tightly controlled circumstances. When that gets them through the door, often, the old . . . . Continue Reading »
A restaurant in Tucson is planning to serve tacos containing lion meat. From the story:In the six months since it launched Exotic Taco Wednesdays, Boca Tacos y Tequila has served up python, alligator, elk, kangaroo and rattlesnake. Frog legs, turtle, duck and Rocky Mountain oysters have also . . . . Continue Reading »
Among the top contenders for a Best Actress Oscar this year is Natalie Portman, formerly Princess Amidala in the goofy Star Wars: I’m Going to Drive This Thing Straight into the Ground , as Nina in Black Swan . Now I know most of you took off work opening day to make sure you got seats to see . . . . Continue Reading »
Can the U.S. Constitution be amended to change the way it amends itself ? Article V of the U.S. Constitution requires that an amendment be ratified by three-fourths of the states. Could they change this requirement to 90 percent? Or declare that the president can amend the constitution at his whim? . . . . Continue Reading »
Our attentive blog readers have already heard the news that R.R. Reno has been appointed the new editor of First Things starting April 1 (I assure you this is not a prank). This morning On the Square , Reno tells of his own experience as a First Things reader and what the journal has been for him: . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things invites you to attend a reading and book signing by R.R. Reno, who will read from his from his latest collection of essays: Fighting the Noonday Devil Date and Time: Thursday February 10th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Location: First Things Editorial Offices 35 East 21st Street, Sixth Floor . . . . Continue Reading »
The House of Representatives, with three Democrats joining all Republicans, voted to repeal Obamacare today. This is the first step in a long journey that will be traveled over at least the next two years. From the story:House Republicans passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »
This theory is worth pondering: Because global warming weather prophets wrongly predicted that it would lead to mass drought in Queensland, its political leaders may have made decisions that worsened the impact of the current flood. From a Telegraph blog by Spiked’s Brendan . . . . Continue Reading »
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