The debated lacked CLASS. None of the candidates was presidential—a combination of CLASS and COMPETENCE. Perry was more lively but rude and not particularly smart. Romney, Pete is right to say, seemed impatient and contemptuous of the somewhat unfairly personal and incompetent attacks on him. . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, that evil Big Pharma: GlaxoSmithKlein has developed at great cost, over about two decades, a vaccination that can save many people—particularly children—from contracting malaria. From the Guardian story:Millions of children’s lives could be saved by a new vaccine . . . . Continue Reading »
More on Thursday, 1. Romney beat down Perry every time they clashed. But Romney’s evident dislike of, and contempt for, Perry was unattractive (I think.) Romney came out on top despite fierce criticism - though he got some dings. He isn’t my guy. My guys aren’t running, but . . . . Continue Reading »
So Stephen Moore is suggesting that Cain should (will?) drop the 9% sales tax in his plan and replace it with a 9% payroll tax. So we are having a discussion about enormous changes to our tax system during an era of slow growth and enormous budgets. The discussion seems to have a acquired an . . . . Continue Reading »
I was visiting Columbia recently, and Fr. Dan O’Reilly, the chaplain there told me that Fr. Richard John Neuhaus often preached there—and that his homilies were recorded and are available on the Columbia Catholic Ministry website. “No way,” I said. “Yes, way,” he . . . . Continue Reading »
Deirdre Sullivan on the surprising lesson she learned from following her father peculiar advice : I believe in always going to the funeral. My father taught me that. The first time he said it directly to me, I was 16 and trying to get out of going to calling hours for Miss Emerson, my old fifth . . . . Continue Reading »
Good. As anticipated, the EU’s top court has banned patents on embryonic stem cells as EU law prohibits patenting products that came from destroying embryos. From the France International News story:Europe’s top court on Tuesday banned researchers from patenting any process to . . . . Continue Reading »
With the failure of Hillarycare in the early 1990s, health maintenance organizations became one of the primary forms of American health insurance. Liberals screamed–including yours truly–that HMOs cut levels of care and stint on patient welfare in the name of saving money. HMOs . . . . Continue Reading »
In her latest On the Square column, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on calling and revolution : A few years ago, in the midst of his diaconate studies, a friend was invited by a small parish group to discuss the journey that for him had been one of immense joy, albeit filled with hard work, fear, and . . . . Continue Reading »
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