Conjoined twins have been born that share one body, making separation impossible. From the AP story:A hospital in southwestern China says conjoined twin girls with a single body and two heads have been born at its facility. A staffer surnamed Wang at Suining City Central Hospital in Sichuan province . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t want to have to do either, but 1) I would vote for Gingrich over Obama (and with reasonable hope that he could turn out to be a pretty good president, and not simply the vehicle for rejecting Obama). 2) I would vote for Palin over Obama (and with ditto). They are about as equally . . . . Continue Reading »
How nice it is to be able to type that title without the slightest tinge of irony. The May 9 New York Times has a wonderful profile of the relief work of the Southern Baptist Convention. As the story notes, the SBC is the third largest private disaster relief . . . . Continue Reading »
People with disabilities are among the most effective and dedicated opponents of legalizing assisted suicide. Now Scope, the disability rights charity from the UK, has conducted a poll showing that the opposition by leadership is reflected among the community as a whole. From the Telegraph . . . . Continue Reading »
The environmental movement grows increasingly authoritarian in its tendencies and proposals. Today, in the San Francisco Chronicle, local Green bullies tout a proposal to outlaw the free distribution of the Yellow Pages. From the column by SF Supervisor David Chiu (and two others):San . . . . Continue Reading »
The Navy is considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends: A preliminary U.S. Navy plan to allow its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in military chapels after the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” has fired . . . . Continue Reading »
What do judges wear beneath their black robes? Mostly likely tie-dyed t-shirts, hemp belts, and peace symbols. For despite their seemingly conventionalist exterior, the music they cite in their legal opinions and briefs reveals they are a bunch of closet hippies: No musician’s lyrics are more . . . . Continue Reading »
I enjoy stories where animal rights radicalism conflicts with radical environmentalism. We appear to have such a case here. Apparently fuel prices are making it increasingly hard for farmers to make a profit (undoubtedly true), so they have resorted to using oxen to plow the . . . . Continue Reading »
Philosopher Roger Scruton on beauty and desecration : At any time between 1750 and 1930, if you had asked an educated person to describe the goal of poetry, art, or music, “beauty” would have been the answer. And if you had asked what the point of that was, you would have learned that . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are MY thoughts. . . . . Continue Reading »
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