. . . That underrated community likes my view that Darwinian natural rights is an oxymoron. This post is double-down shameless self-promotion, insofar as it also includes a way of getting to an article of mine in the great NEW ATLANTIS. I myself am not a member of the intelligent design community, . . . . Continue Reading »
Ralph Richard Banks on the the most unmarried group of people in America : Nearly 70% of black women are unmarried, and the racial gap in marriage spans the socioeconomic spectrum, from the urban poor to well-off suburban professionals. Three in 10 college-educated black women haven’t married . . . . Continue Reading »
This blog isn’t about sexual mores. But sex is relevant from time to time in issues dealing with bioethics, the coup de culture, and AIDS prevention. For example, when two US Senators suggested that smokers and the obese people pay 50% higher premiums under Obamacare because they . . . . Continue Reading »
Orthodox and Anglicans interested in Orthodox-Anglican relations will want to know about the North American conference sponsored by the Fellowship of Ss. Alban and Sergius. It is being held from September 8th to 10th at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonker’s, just . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times of the day: The family of Chen Aida Ayash, a 17-year-old schoolgirl who died after being hit by a car last week, was granted a petition to have her eggs harvested and frozen, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported. The ruling raises the possibility that, for the first time, a . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column, R.R. Reno discusses the crisis of government : The brinksmanship in Washington over the federal debt ceiling caused me to think about our current difficulties. By and large liberals see in the present crisis images of dolorous unemployment lines and want more . . . . Continue Reading »
When animals endanger human health and welfare, sometimes we have to get lethal. That time sure seems to have come in India, where (as reported here previously) macaques have overpopulated Delhi for many years. Bureaucrats have tried to avoid acting lethally, most recently bu using a . . . . Continue Reading »
Alan Jacobs explains why we can’t teach students to love reading : I don’t think of the distinction between readers and nonreaders—better, those who love reading and those who don’t so much—in terms of class, which may be a function of my being a teacher of literature . . . . Continue Reading »
The Balanced Budget Amendment: What Would Hamilton Say? Public Discourse , Carson Holloway S&P Strips U.S. of Top Credit Rating Wall Street Journal , Damian Paletta and Matt Phillips Governor Rick Perry Leads Christians in Prayer At Texas Rally Los Angeles Times , Paul West Protests Grow In . . . . Continue Reading »
The last day I was bored was August 17, 2007. I remember the exact date because it was the day before my wife gave me an iPhone for my birthday. My iPhone took away every excuse I had to be bored. If I was standing in line at the post office I could now use my ESV app to read the Bible. If I was . . . . Continue Reading »
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