“What we are witnessing is the dismantling of what will be remembered as the finest medical system in the world. It still is for now, but it won’t be for long.” This via Ricochet’s Jack Dunphy , recalling a recent conversation with a doctor friend. His personal doctor is very . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m not one to say that a story I read on the Internet broke my heart, but the story of Davion Only did a number on me. The fifteen-year-old orphan was born in prison. He has circulated through foster homes and now lives in a group home. He learned that his mother was dead last June when he . . . . Continue Reading »
So on Wednesday, November 13, Ben Storey of Furman will talk at BERRY COLLEGE on TOCQUEVILLE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. There will also be a seminar/light dinner featuring Ben, my TECHNOLOGY class, and some others after the lecture. If you want to be part of the seminar, please let me know. You can reach . . . . Continue Reading »
Much venom has been spent against the recently departed Lou Reed. He apparently was emblematic of all that was wrong in America. He was the poster boy of popular musical artists in terms of drug addiction and sexual deviance. And apparently it feels good to point out and condemn his deviance. I for . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s been a while since anyone’s been able to write that. But that’s the basic feel of this Jonathan Tobin post at Commentary , which Jim hipped me to, “Beating the Brotherhood Isn’t Impossible.” Here’s the most comforting sentence: The Arab spring may have . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, and I think the most quoted statement from Pope Francis’ Angelus message for the feast is, “The Saints are not supermen . . . .” The Holy Father, of course, says this to remind us that the saints are indeed people with . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s Friday! Nothing else needs to be said, really. Over at Postmodern Conservative , Peter Lawler takes a hard look at Patrick Deneen’s latest piece for the American Conservative , commenting: “I . . . think that Tocqueville’s famous chapter on soft despotism and all was a kind . . . . Continue Reading »
Every week, First Things receives press releases about events that our readers might find of interest. In the past, we’ve uploaded individual posts about some of these events, but we’ve decided to consolidate this information into one post every Friday. So check back each Friday for . . . . Continue Reading »
High on my list of contemporary heroes are Donna Hughes, a professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Rhode Island, and lawyer Melanie Shapiro. These two fearless and determined women have done more than anyone I know to fight the unspeakable evil of human . . . . Continue Reading »
In Plato’s Republic , Socrates’ conversation with his friends over the nature of justice takes a startling turn when Thrasymachus drops a bombshell. It is more profitable, he argues, for people to be unjust than just, if they can manage to get away with it without incurring a bad . . . . Continue Reading »
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