The NHS—for which our temporary head of Medicare Donald Berwick swoons—continues to show us the perils of centralized control of health care and single payer budgeting. Now, not only is there rationing by QALYs under NICE, but Canadian-length waits for care. From the Guardian . . . . Continue Reading »
At National Review , George Weigel reviews the lessons learned from the recently released John Jay Study on Causation and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States : The American narrative of the Catholic Church’s struggles with the clerical sexual abuse of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Women need to hear from other women. This is a truth impressed upon us through stories in scripture about women like Ruth & Naomi and Mary & Martha. In scripture, we see that women are called to teach and influence other women about how to live out their lives to the glory of God, and . . . . Continue Reading »
I have noted several times that we in the West are becoming rampant public policy promise breakers. Indeed, it is getting to the point that I don’t see why anybody ever believes the promises made in public policy involving intimate issues. They apply until they don’t—and if you are . . . . Continue Reading »
Two very different items from the web you may find of interest: 1) Those who enjoyed David B. Hart’s A Person You Flee at Parties , his analysis of the Devil and Donald Trump, may find of interest an article by an Italian economist, Luigi Zingales, comparing Trump and Berlusconi. . . . . Continue Reading »
I received a nice surprise in the mail today, being forwarded to me from the Discovery Institute where the note was originally sent. A very nice reader by the name of Joe sent me a Starbuck’s card to have a cup of coffee on him, acknowledging one of my favorite phrases, “...that . . . . Continue Reading »
The Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to expand upon comments I have made here noting that the politics of ESCR seem to have the power to supersede the rule of law. Not being the shy and retiring type, I immediately agreed. The result is now out. From “Embryonic Stem Cell . . . . Continue Reading »
A law student who graduated from N.C. Central University and gave a speech during the commencement ceremony is being accused of plagiarism . Although he had permission to use the words he quoted, he never gave credit to the original orator: Preston Mitchum, 25, said in an interview that he found . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . and change and higher education by ME . . . . . Continue Reading »
A new report put out by the Census Bureau finds that woman are marrying later and that the number of couples getting divorced is continuing to decrease: Among the changes found in the research is the rising median age of first marriages, which in 1950 was 23 for men and 20 for women. In 2009, it . . . . Continue Reading »
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