The other day the Chronicle of Higher Education had a lengthy article about the work of the “neurophilosopher” Patricia Churchland, with a few critics heard from but for the most part praising her, on the occasion of her new book Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Morality . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh dear, oh dear: What’s a radical environmentalist to do? On one hand, the earth is supposedly melting and we need to deploy wind turbines and other green technologies to “save the planet.” Adding to our felonious existence, we awful humans are killing endangered . . . . Continue Reading »
The ” I Am Second ” project has some powerful, inspiring testimonies of what happens when you put God first. Here are a few examples: Brian Welch, former guitarist for the rock band Korn Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas Chris Plekenpol, Army Captain and Iraq veteran View more . . . . Continue Reading »
In the recent presidential debate, Rep. Ron Paul stated his position on marriage: [G]et the government out of it. Why doesn’t it go to the church? And why doesn’t it to go to the individuals? I don’t think government should give us a license to get married. It should be in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Here we learn that what the superstore is pretty much giving away Obamacare is going to charge big bucks for . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
What are the stakes in the New York state legislature’s upcoming vote on whether or not marriage is between a man and a woman? Via Kathryn Jean Lopez , one state senator offers an answer: “What we’re about to do is redefine what the American family is,” [Carl] Kruger [of . . . . Continue Reading »
They have to know better than this. The National Science Foundation has erroneously conflated “induced pluripotent stem cells” with “adult” stem cells in discussing a report—which I also covered here at SHS—calling for continued federal funding of embryonic . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s the next headline I expect, after the recent spate of “lesbian bloggers” revealed to be really middle-aged straight guys . . . . . Continue Reading »
What is the key to improving education in America? Stuart Buck says that Barker Bausell’s book, Too Simple to Fail: A Case for Educational Change , provides the answer: His main thesis: that the only thing that improves education is spending more time on instruction at a given child’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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