Penn bioethicist Art Caplan and I have had some vocal disagreements over the years, but we tend to think very similarly about organ transplant issues. Now Art and four other bioethicists have an opinion column in The Lancet calling for a boycott of Chinese scientists over its barbaric human . . . . Continue Reading »
If you read George Washington’s Farewell Address and take seriously his view that religion likely is necessary to maintain our Republic are you a “Christianist” or a “dominionist?” These devil-words are vague enough to be hard to refute, but seem to mean that one wishes . . . . Continue Reading »
In a case similar to the lawsuit filed against Microsoft for indirect support of the Family Research Council, Canada’s National Post has recently apologized for running an ad bought by the Institute for Canadian Values that questions Canada’s curriculum requiring young children from . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study finds that people who respond like utilitarians to the ” Trolley Problem ” have a strong link to “personality styles that were psychopathic, Machiavellian or tended to view life as meaningless.” Although that probably doesn’t surprise those of us who are . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times of the day: “Approximately 92% of the 174 songs that made it into the [Billboard] Top 10 in 2009 contained reproductive messages,” says SUNY Albany psychology professor Dawn R. Hobbs in Evolutionary Psychology. That’s right—“reproductive . . . . Continue Reading »
Surprise! The mock “Ecocide Trial” about which I wrote the other day, found the CEO of the companies developing the tar sands of Alberta into usable oil to drive the world’s economy, was found guilty of “ecocide”—and in only 50 minutes. From the . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , R.R. Reno shares his reflections on the Jewish High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah began last Thursday evening. For Jews, this two-day holiday celebrates the beginning of a new year, evoking the creation of the world and the dawn of time. It is a holiday of new . . . . Continue Reading »
The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki by a drone strike focuses our attention on the increasing use of drones in our fight against al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. And it raises a number of compelling issues for those who care about the moral use of deadly force. Consider, for example, . . . . Continue Reading »
Ever-Present Yes: An Interview with Fr. Robert Barron on “Catholicism” The Anchoress , Elizabeth Scalia Mormons to fight ‘misconceptions’ with U.S. ad campaign Reuters , Keith Coffman A Strange Review: Machine Gun Preacher Strange Herring , Anthony Sacramone Islam’s Pixie . . . . Continue Reading »
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