Art Caplan—very pro choice—has an interesting article out warning against fetal testing technologies that can lead to sex selection and other eugenic pregnancy terminations. The context is a story in which sex can be determined in a blood test of the pregnant mother. From . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Chait is right the Obama campaign’s attempt to portray Romney as “weird” is lame. It is also potentially dangerous. Is Romney weird? I dunno, maybe compared to some people (not me, other people.) But, if Romney is nominated by the . . . . Continue Reading »
Alan Jacobs scores a point against the blogosphere’s most revered Christian-basher: Andrew Sullivan writes in his usual vein about “Christianism”: Imagine a libertarian Christianity, which urged individuals to give away as much of their property as possible to the poor, to forget . . . . Continue Reading »
Awhile back, I posted on a blog article written by Kyle Munkittrick for the Discovery magazine Website that informed us when the transhuman future had arrived. It was an important piece because it clearly and succinctly illustrated the subversive values that undergird the movement. . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago I explained in OTS column how Lawrence v Texas will inevitably be used to justify polygamy. Today I discovered a recent editorial from the LA Times that admits, yeah, it probably will : Kennedy emphasized in Lawrence that same-sex marriage wasn’t before the court. Similarly, . . . . Continue Reading »
Behold, the fruit of class warfare rhetoric. This is what happens when you teach that “rich people” became rich at your expense and they owe you their property. The end of respect for private property and a person’s right to have what he’s earned is the end of . . . . Continue Reading »
Last evening I heard a piece on National Public Radio about a twenty-one year old man who has left orthodox Judaism. The piece also included an interview with someone involved in an organization who assist people who have left or are thinking of leaving. The brand of orthodox Judaism . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomson’s “Defense of Abortion” at Forty The Catholic Thing , Francis J. Beckwith Behold the Mighty Beard, a Badge of Piety and Religious Belonging New York Times , Mark Oppenheimer Mark O. Hatfield Dies At 89 Los Angeles Times, Kim Murphy Rioting Widens in London And Spreads . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare was the most dishonestly packaged argued law I have witnessed in my about 45 years of paying attention to public affairs. And now, we learn that the mendacity continues as a joint Congressional committee set rules to intentionally (it would seem) underestimate the costs of Obamacare . . . . Continue Reading »
The folks over at Commonweal are up to something. In case you don’t make it to that corner of the web very often, let me commend to your attention Verdicts , Commonweal ’s new blog covering books and culture. So far, since its launch in July, Verdicts has featured fine short pieces on . . . . Continue Reading »
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