Too bad it is being buried in a Ta-Nehisi Coates comment thread (and Coates is very much worth reading himself), but this blog comment by Yoni Appelbaum (who writes as Cynic) is a brilliant critique of a certain kind of smug and shallow Bachmann-despising journalism. Here is a taste: . . . . Continue Reading »
Baby selling is a form of human trafficking, and as such, it needs to be stopped whenever and wherever it is tried. Now, a San Diego “reproductive law” attorney and biological colonialist, Theresa Erickson and her gang, have been busted for selling babies. Three guilty . . . . Continue Reading »
Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason , takes Rick Perry to task for wanting to amend the U.S. Constitution : It soon became clear that Perry, who wrote a book championing federalism, does not really believe in the 10th Amendment. In a July 28 interview, he assured Tony Perkins, president of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I understand why people who care about the poor support government single payer plans. I once did too. No more. Single payer permits coverage refusals and restrictions that would never be permitted by private polices have turned me away from the centralized approach.Fact: States . . . . Continue Reading »
Contraception and Healthcare Rights Public Discourse , Christopher O. Tollefsen Mormonism and Mitt Romney’s “Weirdness” New York Times , Ross Douthat New York City Will Mandate Sex Education New York Times , Fernanda Santos Life in Prison For Polygamist Leader Jeffs Associated Press . . . . Continue Reading »
Discover Magazine profiles John Polkinghorne, Anglican priest and mathematical physicist: When he describes his line of work, John Polkinghorne jests, he encounters “more suspicion than a vegetarian butcher.” For the particle physicist turned Anglican priest, dissonance comes with the . . . . Continue Reading »
One common misconception in the same-sex marriage debate is the idea that the traditional legal definition of marriage is a violation of equal rights. Since this is an extremely emotionally charged accusation, it’s difficult to get past it into a real discussion of the issue.Here’s the . . . . Continue Reading »
As a young Christian trying to sort out the relationship between my faith in Jesus Christ and the political landscape, Senator Mark O. Hatfield was one of my heroes. I was privileged to hear him speak at a church in Minneapolis back in 1975, and I was favourably impressed. Here are two . . . . Continue Reading »
Ryan Lizza’s profile of Bachmann is designed to produce guffaws from the New Yorker’s readership, but I was impressed by the discipline and focus of Bachmann’s campaign. They know that the public cares more about the economy and government spending than which Founder fought . . . . Continue Reading »
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