I grow weary of the continual attempts to spin and cover up the depth of the death culture of the Netherlands. For example, recently, articles have celebrated the official 2.8% euthanasia rate. But that doesn’t include assisted suicide (0.2) and the fact that 23% of euthanasia deaths . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m particularly proud today to be a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Founded by Kevin “Seamus” Hasson in 1994, the Becket Fund is committed to defending the religious freedom rights of people of every . . . . Continue Reading »
Embattled Ecumenism: A Review Randall Balmer, Christian Century Love, Yiddish, and the Problem of Bioethics Darren J. Beattie, The New Atlantis Czechs Close to Compensating Churches K.S., Eastern Approaches The Road from Atheism Ed Feser, Ed Feser Leading Protestant College . . . . Continue Reading »
President George Bush’s greatest success was the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPfAR), his signature program to assist poor countries afflicted with AIDS. According to a Standford study, between 2004-2008, the program saved 740,000 lives.That benefit has continued . . . . Continue Reading »
Ross Douthat and Diana Butler Bass have had their say. Now Rachel Held Evans has weighed in on the issue: Liberal Christianity, Conservative Christianity, and the Caught-In-Between. She finds lacking in both positions a sense that “we’re in this together, that, as followers of Jesus, we . . . . Continue Reading »
So the NRO crew has been writing a lot about the possibility of Romney picking Bobby Jindal for Veep. Rich Lowry is for it. Andrew Stuttaford worries that the Jindal exorcism story from back in his college days could turn into a major problem. Ramesh Ponnuru has suggested a big . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Chronicle of Higher Education , Russell Jacoby has some reflections on the state of conservative intellectual life , which he regards as moribund. No news here. It’s long been a conceit of the Left that conservatives are dumb, and if not dumb, then deranged, or paranoid, or racist, or . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . but I apologize for being MIA. I’m at the ISI honors conference and just don’t have much time. Here’s some random reflections on the conference theme. . . . . Continue Reading »
President Obama’s remarks last week about the dependence of American businesspeople have provoked quite a bit of controversy. In case you’re living in a bubble, here’s what the President said: “There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me . . . . Continue Reading »
What is it about our elite culture that is so fixated on contraception? Over at Public Discourse , Greg Pfundstein and Meghan Grizzle report on the latest decision by the Gates Foundation to put more than $4 billion behind efforts to expand the use of contraceptives worldwide. As they point out, . . . . Continue Reading »
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