1. Avik Roy nails it on why Romney is getting away with murder on Romneycare. There is a lot there, but one take away is that Romney is a very smart guy who works very hard on his evasions. His opponents are lazy and short sighted when it comes to health care policy. They . . . . Continue Reading »
What to make of the #occupy “movement?” Well, come to think of it, I unknowingly did say something about it a few weeks back when I wrote a far too long post on Joe Pug’s contemporary folk song I Do my Father’s Drugs. So my contribution to the punditry’s occupation with . . . . Continue Reading »
As Joe noted earlier , yesterday marked the 49 th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Of course, determining the precise ‘effects’ of Vatican II can be a perilous venture, not only because it involves the task of historical analysis, but also because it is so . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael W. McConnell surveys the Supreme Court’s 2010 decisions : The Supreme Court completed its 2010 term at the end of June with no blockbusters, few surprises, and an unbroken string of victories for free-speech plaintiffs. It was a year to take a deep breath before the onslaught of . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter examines the truth about condoms and disease: In 2000, a Federal panel surveyed the published epidemiology literature and found there was not enough evidence to drawn an adequate conclusion. In other words, while we have sex educators claiming that . . . . Continue Reading »
Columbus Day has come and gone, but debunking myths never goes out of date. Rachel Motte takes on the silly notion (still taught in some textbooks!) that Columbus believed the earth was flat : “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue . . . ” but not because he wanted to defy any . . . . Continue Reading »
Post-Kinsey: Is There Anything Normal About Pornography? Public Discourse , Cassandra Hough Egypt’s Christians, attacked by army, may flee country Baptist Press What’s a Good Question? The Scriptorium , Fred Sanders Poker Inc. To Uncle Sam: Shut Up And Deal New York Times , Janet . . . . Continue Reading »
Art Caplan has a good article in the current American Journal of Bioethics about using prisoners as sources of organs. He discusses both whether organ donation and execution should be joined, and whether prisoners should be offered early release in return for a kidney. He says—and . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday was the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Forty-nine years later, many Protestants (like me) still have no idea what our Catholic friends are talking about when they refer to the changes in Catholicism that occurred because of that council. Fortunately, evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I will be debating Ronald Bailey tomorrow night in Mary Lyon Hall at Wheaton College, MASS at 8 p.m. I’m told it’s 40 miles from Boston and 30 miles from Providence. Ron is very entertaining and a great guy. The issue is whether indulging Ron’s desire to live forever will . . . . Continue Reading »
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