I agree with Peter that Santorum has done well considering his limited on-the-ground organization, his (up until very recently) very limited funding, and his almost nonexistent support from Republican elected elites (when compared to Romney - or even Gingrich.) But even though Republican . . . . Continue Reading »
In an essay for the New Oxford Review , contributor M. P. Summers offers reflections on his travels in Sudan and Rwanda. It’s a personal narrative, but is also—have no fear—far better than a typical travelogue or indulgent tale of personal discovery. Summers seeks to elucidate . . . . Continue Reading »
There should be no such thing as a “wrongful life” or “wrongful birth.” But lawsuits are filed from time-to-time seeking damages because a baby was born that the parents would have destroyed in the womb “had they only known.” For example, a few . . . . Continue Reading »
I am a supporter of “pharming,” that is, making minor genetic alterations in herd animals so that we can obtain valuable substances in their milk (as just one example). In fact, the cloning of Dolly was intended to promote just such a herd of cloned transgenic sheep.That . . . . Continue Reading »
From Letters of Note , a clever idea for a website, a letter my son who pointed me to it called “Tolkien’s best letter.” In I have no ancestors of that gifted people , written in 1938, J. R. R. Tolkien responded to a German publisher who wanted to publish a translation of The . . . . Continue Reading »
Sean Trende , an impressive analyst and my new buddy, says that it’s possible Mitt will come up short delegate-wise. For one thing, March may well be brutal for him, and he may not actually win that many states from now on. For another, his firewalls of New York and California may not hold. . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter J. Leithart on heroic business : To many Americans, business appears to inhabit a morally murky world where good is evil and evil good. I’m not talking about sweatshops, bribery of government officials, or cooking the books. Even the normal norms of business seem, to many, to violate the . . . . Continue Reading »
Why aren’t we upset that athletes occupy the one percent? Half of all NBA players’ annual salaries exceed two-million, which is more than five times the threshold for the top one percent of household incomes in the United States. Kobe Bryant, for example, earns more than twenty-five . . . . Continue Reading »
Keith Riler, a corporate financial analyst by training and occasional writer for the American Thinker , offers an analysis of Planned Parenthood’s business model in this month’s Faith magazine. It’s a wide-ranging survey, although much of the data is drawn from primary sources. In . . . . Continue Reading »
Liberal Baptists Poised for Paradigm Shift on Sexual Issues? Andrew Walker, Institute on Religion & Democracy My Female Faith Hero: Catholic Sisters Tony Blair, Huffington Post UK The President Doesn’t Understand the Catholic Church George Weigel, National Review U.S. . . . . Continue Reading »
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