I have noted often that creating the abortion license also led to a perceived fundamental right to not only have a baby, but the baby one wants. And some have said I was nuts, but can there be any real doubt that abortion helped turn procreation into a consumer . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on Dorothy Day’s dynamic orthodoxy: Dorothy’s goodness of heart and her “radical idealism,” as Father Kennedy calls it, achieved immense things, but also caused her to occasionally lose her footing. Though most of her social views were soundly rooted in the . . . . Continue Reading »
This is soooo unsurprising: Wathdog David Jensen, author of the stellar California Stem Cell Report blog, discloses that California Institute of Regenerative Medicine has doled over a billion of Californians’ borrowed money to recipients affiated with its directors. . . . . Continue Reading »
According to Ivan, there’s nothing new about our banker-in-chief being the partisan tool of our commander-in-chief: But whatever Bernanke’s own personal motivations may be, free from or encumbered by political inclinations, the transformation of the Fed since the late 1970’s makes . . . . Continue Reading »
The “O” Word Tomás Martín Rosado, O.P., Dominicana Rejecting the Spark-and-Fire Metaphor Jens-Martin Eriksen and Frederick Stjernfelt, City Journal Amish Sect Leader Guilty of Hate Crimes Erik Eckholm, New York Times A Lily for All Nations Angela Cave, Columbia Why Not a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Shkodra, in northern Albania, has declared that it will excommunicate anyone found to be participating in blood feuds, which are a something of a national sport in Albania, except that they are responsible for hundreds of deaths every month, which most . . . . Continue Reading »
It is impossible to tell from this short news item the exact religious affiliation of the man who unsuccessfully sued the city of Berkeley over its outdoor smoking restrictions on the grounds that they violated his free exercise rights. His complaint uses the phrase “ indigenous faith, . . . . Continue Reading »
Partisanship, even in this highly partisan age, should have its limits. This proposition is one that all Americans would endorse. There are certain fundamental values that we all share, like protecting our security and promoting certain basic principles. Compromising these values to gain a . . . . Continue Reading »
So the first presidential debate is coming up. Most of the polls indicate that Romney needs a strong performance to cut into Obama’s (narrow) lead. So here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of what we can expect from Romney against Obama: pro, 1. Romney isn’t as bad a speaker as he . . . . Continue Reading »
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