A friend’s wife recently gave birth. He reports that the New York birth certificate asks for the sex of the mother, and the sex of the father. I was taken aback. How could the State of New York be so behind the times? Don’t the bureaucrats in Albany know what the T in LGBT stands for? . . . . Continue Reading »
blogs at Psychology Today: ...Now, about the children. I wish I could say that there are stacks of methodologically rigorous studies comparing the implications for children whose parents are or are not polyamorous. Instead, there are very few, so any conclusions are tentative at best. The authors of . . . . Continue Reading »
feature: Law student Michael Corliss thought he was just being a “law nerd” when he chose a passage from the landmark court decision that allowed same-sex marriage in Massachusetts to be read at his August wedding ceremony. But it turned out that Corliss, a Milton native, and his bride, . . . . Continue Reading »
In my philosophical folklore post last week I asked about other tidbits of philosophical folklore, and commenter Ray Ingles gave one example: The “is-ought fallacy” is another recurring ‘folk philosophy’ phrase – meaning “you can’t derive an ‘ought’ from . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, Kathleen Parker used her column in the Washington Post to inform readers that she has finally watched the hit reality show “Honey Boo Boo,” which documents the life of a bratty child pageant participant, age seven. A bold admission, from which . . . . Continue Reading »
The Church hates science. The Church hates women. The Church hates gay people. Many Catholics are sick of hearing this refrain but unsure of how to answer it, especially in language that’s appealing to non-Christians. And a quick search for resources is more likely to yield Internet polemics, . . . . Continue Reading »
On the subject of dressing, I think the final word belongs to St. Louis. The saint-king is quoted in Chesterton’s Saint Thomas Aquinas as saying to his courtiers: “Vanity should be avoided; but every man should dress well, in the manner of his rank, that his wife may the more easily . . . . Continue Reading »
It looks like some youngsters in the business world have taken to heart David Mills’ recent advice (also mentioned in the While We’re At It section of the February 2013 issue of First Things ) about dressing to the nines. Formal Fridays: top hats, silk dresses, matching watches . . . . Continue Reading »
Collin Garbarino on the fiscal cliff and the fifth commandment : The federal government paused at the edge of the fiscal cliff and decided to look before it leapt. Last week the Senate passed a compromise bill, which raised some taxes and postponed most discussion about spending cuts, and the House . . . . Continue Reading »
Since the first of the year I’ve been working to catch up. A friend had sent a useful article by Chrystia Freeland, ” The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent ,” and I finally got around to clicking through and reading it. Freeland has an interesting story to tell about Venice. The city went . . . . Continue Reading »
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