Switzerland, which already permits suicide purveyors to make a lot of money out of suicide tourism, is now bringing self termination into nursing homes and hospitals. From the Swiss Info story:Vaud is set to become the first Swiss canton to introduce a law explicitly regulating assisted suicide. On . . . . Continue Reading »
It is the right thing to do. Listening to the questions and doubts of those who are struggling with belief in God, the nature of scripture, doctrine or how to think about the subject matter of the culture wars. No one truly begrudges the spiritual journey of another. But seriously, I think . . . . Continue Reading »
A colleague has sent me a post from Lydia McGrew replying to my case against anti-Sharia laws. McGrew has written some very helpful things in the past (I think in particular of this post ), but I take strong exception when she writes: We need to fuel precisely the concerns that Schmitz . . . . Continue Reading »
Since assuming office (and receiving his Nobel Peace Prize) in 2009, President Obama has massively increased the use of unmanned predator drones in what used to be known as the war against terror. According to Chris Kirk, writing in Slate , Obama has authorized five times the number . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on the bonds of unity between Jews and Catholics : The entry of Christ into history is the greatest blessing the world has ever known, but the beauty of that event is never matched by the practice of Christians. Perhaps nowhere is this more painfully apparent than in Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been mixing it up at the Corner over the merits of the anti-Sharia movement . In addition to the replies I’ve received there from Andrew Bostom, David French, Andrew McCarthy, and David Yerushalmi, I’ve received another reply from David Goldman, a former editor here at First . . . . Continue Reading »
Whenever criticism is voiced of the mainstream media these days, we are sure to be reminded of its accomplishments. “Don’t forget,” critics are told, “it was the much-maligned media that uncovered Watergate; the media which exposed evils like Abu Ghraib; and the media, . . . . Continue Reading »
An Interview with N. T. Wright Patton Dodd, Patheos Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic Vatican to Control “.catholic” Domain Name Cindy Wooden, CNS New Evidence for ‘John the Baptist Bones’ Telegraph The Sacred . . . . Continue Reading »
There are going to be some changes coming around here, soon to be announced. But for now, let me say that I plan to expand somewhat on the nature of our conversation—more of an adding to as opposed to a taking from. For example, there will be a more directed focus on those attributes that . . . . Continue Reading »
Pop music critic Simon Reynolds, in his book Retromania , and style-writer Kurt Andersen, in his “You Say You Want a Devolution” essay, have their finger upon a certain pattern in our contemporary cultural scenes of recyle-ment, repetition, and lack of forward motion. To be more specific, . . . . Continue Reading »
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