Back, some thirty years ago, as a diversion from my college studies, I would sit on the floor of the stacks at Columbia University’s Butler Library and read old magazines, among those, The New Yorker . My father is still a devoted reader and gave a gift subscription this year. . . . . Continue Reading »
[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”490”] I know, the wind carried the flags the wrong way when I made my shot; the flag is honorable no matter which way the wind is blowing. May that be true whether literally or figuratively interpreted.[/caption] . . . . Continue Reading »
Jennifer Lahl, head of the Center for Bioethics and Culture (for which I consult), weighed in on human exceptionalism at the Human Life Review symposium, which debates whether religion is necessary to the defense of HE. No, she says. From, “Thank God Hippocrates Was a . . . . Continue Reading »
What is the best way to communicate the truth about human dignity in the public square? Are secular terms to be preferred, since they are not easily and quickly dismissed by non-believers? Or are explicitly and purely secular arguments simply not up to snuff for demonstrating the sanctity of all . . . . Continue Reading »
Leroy Huizenga on the evangelical family : Take a look at your family photos going back to your grandparents and great-grandparents, if you happen to have them. I have a nice one of my late father’s family when he was a little boy of three, circa 1939, taken on the family farm in North Dakota. . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the second time that the swells who lead the British Medical Association have tried to move organized medicine out of the way of opposing the legalization of assisted suicide. Last time, in 2005, the attempt was overturned by a revolt by the rank and file. And here they . . . . Continue Reading »
I have dealt with this writer and many of his cousins, as described in Randy Boyagoda’s More Soon: A Sampling of Electronic Correspondence with Magazine Editors , and—mark this, those of you who want to write for magazines—it doesn’t make an editor happy. Randy, by the way, is . . . . Continue Reading »
We are celebrating Marines Week in Cleveland. There are activities all week and Public Square, Voinovich Park, Burke Lakefront Airport, are all full of sights like this. Welcome to America, where ordnance in the streets is a celebration that brings out the day tourists. . . . . Continue Reading »
An article I wrote about the danger of an “undignified bioethics” for Human Life Review has led to a symposium on how best to advocate for human exceptionalism. I am most pleased.It is interesting: As I strive to raise the visibility of this ultimate issue, I find myself in a two . . . . Continue Reading »
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