How to Referee a Philosophical Debate
by Joe CarterI wish there was a way to incorporate these into blog post’s comment thread . . . Created by Landon Schurtz. Via: Marginal Revolution . . . . Continue Reading »
How Should Reproductive Genetic Technologies be Debated in the Public Square?
by Wesley J. SmithI have a review in the current First Things journal of Contested Reproduction, by John H Evans. The book is aimed at Christians and seeks to help them find “common discourses” with which they can debate RGTs in the public square.I am all for employing arguments accessible to all . . . . Continue Reading »
No Faith in On Faith
by Joe CarterThe Washington Post deserves praise for being one of the few national newspapers that attempts to take religion (somewhat) seriously. They have an excellent religion reporter (Michelle Boorstein) and a forum—“ On Faith ”—dedicated to “news and opinion on religion and . . . . Continue Reading »
Coup de Culture: Hedonism in Game of Thrones Includes Explicit Depiction of Incest
by Wesley J. SmithShades of Caligula! I like fantasy films like Lord of the Rings and, when HBO’s Game of Thrones received good reviews, I thought I’d tune in. It isn’t that good generally, but the first episode contained two plot lines that I found disturbing and perverse: . . . . Continue Reading »
Ain’t Gonna Support Anti-War No More
by Joe CarterWhat happened to the anti-war movement ? President Obama inherited two wars, neither of which has ended—and the United States is now involved in military action in Libya—yet the anti-war movement has all but vanished. Why? The answer, according to a new research article, has to do with . . . . Continue Reading »
Douglas Kmiec Resigns
by Joseph KnippenbergApropos of Joe Carter’s earlier post about Douglas Kmiec’s difficulties as U.S. Ambassador to Malta, I’ll take the occasion of his resignation from that post to add my two cents’ worth. Let me begin by noting my early perplexity (to put it mildly) regarding the Obama-Kmiec . . . . Continue Reading »
Big IVF: Couple Must Pay Gestational Carrier Child Support
by Wesley J. SmithBig IVF—for that is what it has become, a rich and politically powerful industry—objectifies human beings and distorts familial and other relationships in the name of making babies. It objectifies women as egg farms and womb leasing merchants. It objectifies embryos, what . . . . Continue Reading »
Buckley and Chambers on Rand
by David MillsWith Randmania breaking out this weekend with the appearance of a movie of Atlas Shrugged , readers may like to see William F. Buckley looking back on her work . He mentions the great review of the book by Whitaker Chambers’ review of Atlas Shrugged , published at the end of 1957, Big Sister . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare Repeal: Democrats Begin to See the Light
by Wesley J. SmithGood news on the Obamacare repeal front. First, a key centrist Democratic Congressman wants to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a matter of urgent concern about which I have raised the alarm. From the story:Republicans have new a Democratic ally in their attempts to repeal . . . . Continue Reading »
Global Warming Hysteria: Past Warming Preceded Increased CO2 in Atmosphere
by Wesley J. SmithFor years we have heard that we humans have caused CO2 to rise—and hence it is “physics,” to use Al Gore’s terminology—that we are causing warming. Proof was in the ice core pudding. But then, we found that the earth warmed before the CO2 level . . . . Continue Reading »
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