Forget all the fuss about the government establishing “death panels.” The feds already have one —it’s just not about healthcare: American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then . . . . Continue Reading »
This must end. “Experts” are advising bureaucrats to continue seizing control of the entire American health care system. Now, the Feds are preparing to centrally dictate coverage terms for private policies across the nation. From the AP story:The federal government is taking . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems that some commentators can barely contain their excitement at the prospect of the Occupy Wall Street protests becoming a counterpart to the Tea Party, or an ‘American Fall’ riposte to the ‘Arab Spring’. On paper, it seems like they’ve picked a winner. And in . . . . Continue Reading »
Sick people have been used by recreational marijuana advocates. First, they hid behind medical marijuana movement, using images of suffering people to gain a toehold in their pursuit of the outright legalization of cannabis. (California voters recently refused to go along.) Then, they . . . . Continue Reading »
Brian Dijkema, researcher at the Canadian think tank Cardus, answers this question in the context of a proposed religious freedom office at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa: Freedom of Religion includes the Freedom to . . . . Continue Reading »
Can you have Judaism without God? Many Jewish atheists believe you can : [S]chrogin, 64, is a dues-paying member of Congregation Beth El, a Reform synagogue here in Berkeley. He is among its most active members, attending Torah study, and, for a time, heading its social action committee. [ . . . ] . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature, Geoffrey M. Vaughan considers how American Catholics will respond to the new translation of the Order of the Mass : There will certainly be challenges with the new translation for everyone. For instance, “And with your spirit” is not idiomatic, nor . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m going to introduce the comments I have at Baylor on the work of probably the greatest living political philosophy (according, for example, to Harvey Mansfield). It goes without saying that I’m trying to get Pierre to make sense to ME: 1. My view of Europe today isn’t of . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times of the day : This slide was included in a Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) training presentation at a state university. If you can’t read the slide, here is the text: Khalilah is a Muslim, and Janice is a Catholic. One day, Khalilah loses her favorite ring. Janice grabs . . . . Continue Reading »
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