The Council of Europe has passed a resolution promoting advanced directives in the EU. Fine and dandy—depending on details, of course. But the media has been abuzz about one paragraph. From “Protecting Human Rights and Dignity by Taking Into Account Previously Expressed . . . . Continue Reading »
In grading candidates in debates, don’t let’s forget the rhetorical situation. It’s much easier to appear high-minded when no one is attacking you because you don’t count much, politically, for the moment. That would be Rick Santorum. He performed well enough last week, and . . . . Continue Reading »
A couple additions from The Tablet on the subject of yesterday’s Limited Commemorations , pointing out that much of the worrisome statements comes from liberal organizations: The Hitler Test , in which a Weekly Standard writer argues that The editors of magazines and newspapers have a . . . . Continue Reading »
Not long ago I ran across a modern translation of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy on death. Shakespeare’s original is on the page above it, providing a most instructive comparison. The translation does a fine job of capturing the passage’s propositional content. I can imagine how much it . . . . Continue Reading »
The current Bioedge links to a story that I find intriguing. A society of cosmetic surgeons in the UK would like to see advertising for procedures such as breast implants banned. From the Guardian story:All adverts for cosmetic surgery such as breast enlargement and tummy tucks . . . . Continue Reading »
Here. Meanwhile, someone might criticize Pete and myself for our tentative and wimpy semi-endorsement of Santorum for Florida purposes. But it really is too early to tell either whether Mitt is good enough or whether Rick is ready for sustained primetime. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I think this statement, from just before the Monday debate, holds up pretty well “Gingrichs campaign is built around this fantasy where pedantic, self-righteous bombast = ruff and tuff. Reality will intrude and bring his numbers down. Maybe it will happen in time for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Many—including Max Boot , Bill Kristol , Jonah Goldberg , and our own Matthew Cantirino —have remarked critically on the way that President Obama appealed to the manifest virtues of our military in his State of the Union Address . Let me join the chorus. What the President was reaching . . . . Continue Reading »
“Hatred targeting Jews and Judaism remain disproportionately high,” writes the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in an article on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, observed every January 27th. I’m not, by the . . . . Continue Reading »
Sixteen notable scientists have signed a powerful op/ed in today’s Wall Street Journal illustrating how and why climate research devolved into an unwarranted global warming hysteria. First, they point out that the most recent data rebuts the hysteria meme. From “No Need . . . . Continue Reading »