Ouch. A notable political scientist (and believer in global warming, at least in the general sense) has mounted a powerful critique of the disastrous political leadership on the issue by Al Gore. From “The Failure of Gore, Part 1” by Walter Russell Mead in his blog at . . . . Continue Reading »
I wish I could say I was surprised, but it is par for the course these days. Apparently PP has a right to be funded by the taxpayers. The judge didn’t put it that way, of course. An Obama appointee, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, ruled that Indiana’s refusal to pay $ to . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend and occasional blogger Richard Stith recently explained The right reason for not funding Planned Parenthood . His explanation appears on the weblog of that admirable and useful organization University Faculty for Life . You’ve missed their 2011 conference , held a couple of weeks . . . . Continue Reading »
After Paris, our band of merry travelers rented a car and drove 7 hours south to Gascony. We spent the day today driving and seeing castles and reveling in the breathtaking beauty that is the south of France—with the most amazing fields of sunflowers stretching as far as the eye could . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a story that amuses me no end. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal , Patrick J. Reilly, the president of the Cardinal Newman Society, complains about two recent decisions by regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board allowing certain professors at Catholic colleges to . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written with growing alarm about the practice of—and PR campaign for—coupling euthanasia with organ harvesting in Belgium. I have a piece in the Weekly Standard attempting to raise the level of general awareness—since the story has received insufficient . . . . Continue Reading »
The proposed billboard (on the left) from PETA illustrates the moral hollowness of the leaders of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The “Go Vegan” ad intentionally plays off the gruesome actual murder of a baby by microwave oven—about which PETA’s press . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s no secret that one major undercurrent of the same-sex marriage movement is the desire to change the marriage culture—-family and childrearing norms, for instance—-not simply to realize the practical benefits of marriage. But once a redefined marriage culture is in place, one . . . . Continue Reading »
So says Byron York . That means, of course, that he’s only a Republican when he feels like it, plays to the press more than Republican voters, and prides himself in being too classy to attack Obama. That strategy got McCain the nomination because he’s also a real hero, and voters are . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette, Nephew Eric, and yours truly spent two wonderful days in the City of Lights. Nous aimons le Paris! A few . . . . Continue Reading »
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