Let me try to make the connection implied in the above title. First off, I’m trying to mainstrem the postmodern and conservative view of designing babies at BIG THINK . And here’s more , in response to an irate transhumanist. And all this talk on secession—and the passions being . . . . Continue Reading »
A former football player named Dave Duerson committed suicide and asked that his brain be donated to research an affliction that may be caused by receiving too many blows to the head. From the story:For 11 years, Dave Duerson made his living as a hard-hitting safety in the NFL and was known . . . . Continue Reading »
In Fairlie, Texas, a small community northeast of Dallas, you’ll find the Cross Trails Cowboy Church . Although I’ve passed it a couple of times while traveling through that area, I wasn’t aware that inside was posted the Cowboy’s Ten Commandments: (1) Just one God. (2) Put . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s an odd theory that I’ve never heard about before: In 1889 Fredericka Beardsley Gilchrist advanced a theory that the entire meaning of Hamlet has been confused because of a typographical error. In Act I, Scene V, the ghost reveals to Hamlet his mother’s adultery and his . . . . Continue Reading »
Glenn T. Stanton explains why what you’ve heard about the rate of Christians getting divorced is wrong : “Christians divorce at roughly the same rate as the world!” It’s one of the most quoted stats by Christian leaders today. And it’s perhaps one of the most . . . . Continue Reading »
This is very scary. Scientists claim that brain scans can identify potential future criminals. From the story:More researchers believe that violent tendencies have a biological basis and that tests and brain imaging can pick them up in children. They argue that, by predicting which . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, I’ve been in a bit of a dispute over the last few days—but didn’t want to get into it here until the matter was resolved (assuming it could be). Readers of this blog may recall that a few weeks ago, I had a piece in the Weekly Standard that asserted “single payer” . . . . Continue Reading »
I am surprise this isn’t bigger news. Bernard Nathanson, MD, helped found NARAL and became one of the nation’s leading abortion rights advocates. But he had a change of heart—leading to a Catholic conversion—and spoke up very forcefully against abortion, including . . . . Continue Reading »
In 2004 the United States helped to set up a Islamic theocracy in Afghanistan. Despite the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s warning the proposed Afghani constitution threatened to institutionalize “Taliban-lite”, the document earned the praise of President . . . . Continue Reading »
In honor of John Henry Newman’s 200th birthday today government offices are closed, many of us have the day off, and Fr. Juan Vélez reflects in our second On the Square essay on what Newman can teach “the average person striving to live a Christian life in a secular . . . . Continue Reading »
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