The fading of the mainline protestant churches over the past two generations has not been limited to the United States. North of the border, in the True North Strong and Free, a similar phenomenon has occurred. Canada’s National Post carries this article in its weekend edition: The split in . . . . Continue Reading »
“Friends of Mine” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-F0i69_8k is a song in which the narrator has an appreciative yet ultimately ambivalent attitude towards marriage, and towards “pairing off” more generally. Officially, that is, judged by the meaning of the lyrics alone, it is a . . . . Continue Reading »
The songs that make up Odyssey and Oracle could be analyzed in two ways. First, we could interpret them as distinct songs only superficially or incidentally linked in lyrical content—and then we’d say a lot more about which of the two Zombie songwriters, Rod Argent or Chris White, penned . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent mouse experiment showed that IPSCs stimulate tissue rejection in mice. From the story:In an unexpected setback to efforts to harness a promising new type of stem cell to treat diseases, researchers reported on Friday that tissues made from those stem cells might be rejected by a . . . . Continue Reading »
Unaware that acting on his convictions was a bad career move, former Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Peter Vidmar resigned from his position as chef de mission of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. His sin? Attending a couple of rallies on behalf of Proposition 8 and giving money to an . . . . Continue Reading »
I agree with you, Matt , that there are several questions surrounding this issue that, while disturbing, are disputable. “Should we allow torture?” and “Is torture effective?” are two examples. But the question of whether waterboarding is torture is not one of them. There is . . . . Continue Reading »
Unbelievable. Andrew Barnes tried to access suicide tourism in Switzerland because he had been diagnosed as terminally ill. He wasn’t, and in fact, has since recovered.You’d think such a near miss would cause him some pause about the dangers of euthanasia. After all, if he . . . . Continue Reading »
Krauthammer’s column today is about immigration, but it’s also about political civility. It makes me wonder if the best way to become truly civil isn’t precisely to stop being “civil” as that concept is now defined, not by becoming uncivil but by striving for a . . . . Continue Reading »
Not to seem like I’m picking on Joe, but I’ll point out a few things in connection with his post below on whether waterboarding “worked” and helped us find Osama bin Laden. 1. Michael Mukasey, former attorney general, has said that John McCain is wrong about the efficacy of . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette—no fan of Sarah Palin—has a blog out today that points out how abysmally Palin was treated when she first emerged on the national political stage. I have said that I believe much of the irrational, spittle spewing hatred of Palin originates with the birth of . . . . Continue Reading »
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