. . . is talked up by ME here. I was slow to see this movie, because studies showed it wasn’t as good as the book. But from a “bioethical” view it’s, if anything, better. It tanked, I guess, because it’s depressingly realistic in ways that have little do with cloning. . . . . Continue Reading »
Although I normally despise talk of electoral politics (especially when the election is 518 days away!) this tidbit of presidential lore was too interesting not to pass along: Of the 44 U.S. presidents, all but a handful have been affiliated with a relatively narrow list of traditional Protestant . . . . Continue Reading »
Way to go, Obamacarians! Opponents warned that the law incentivized private employers to drop health insurance companies and pay the fines, that will be less expensive than providing coverage. And now, a report published in the McKinsey Quarterly shows that 30% of employers are planning . . . . Continue Reading »
My Brazilian alter-ego, Lucas Freire, has alerted me to the following volume available via Google Books: All the French Psalm Tunes with English Words, a collection of Psalms accorded to the verses and tunes used in the reformed Churches of France and Germany (London: T. Harper, 1632). This is the . . . . Continue Reading »
Christianity Today’ s editorial explains what’s at stake in the debate about the historical Adam: This issue’s cover story, ” The Search for the Historical Adam ,” reports the claims of recent genetic research that the human race did not emerge from pre-human animals . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno’s column this week examines the paradox of liberalism : We’re happiest, the present-day liberal presumes, when we can make up our own minds about what makes life worth living—or even if life is worth living. The commitment to freedom seems complete, yet paradoxically this . . . . Continue Reading »
Many thanks to the New York Times for cluing me in to the existence of Liturgy, a black metal band committed to turning the genre’s deep-seated nihilist beliefs into a positive, life-affirming philosophy. The band’s improbably named lead singer, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, proudly proclaims . . . . Continue Reading »
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vows not to cut Medicare. From Politico: “There is a bipartisan discussion going on that is civil and constructive, and that they’ve come to some areas where they can possibly reach agreement. But nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed . . . . Continue Reading »
At The Catholic World Report , James Hitchcock examines the failings of liberal Catholicism : No one has yet managed to transcend or synthesize the concepts “liberal” and “conservative,” however inadequate those words are for denoting religious beliefs. Conservative Catholics . . . . Continue Reading »
Dale Stephens thinks he knows enough to know that college is a waste of time . It’s expensive and a lot of people apparently don’t learn a lot. I left college two months ago because it rewards conformity rather than independence, competition rather than collaboration, . . . . Continue Reading »
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