Liberal Education=Entrepreneurship?

by Peter Lawler

Lots of people think that—including the entrepreneurs who often dominate the boards of colleges and universities. But not ME . . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Mar 2011 0

SHS Being Spammed

by Wesley J. Smith

This is just a note.  The site is under a barrage of spam—of a very bad nature.  This is making it difficult for me to check the spam folder to make sure legitimate comments haven’t been put there  incorrectly by the security software.This could mean I accidentally lose a . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2011 0

Correction: Minnesota Medical Association Does Not Support Reproductive Cloning

by Wesley J. Smith

This is a correction to the original post entitled “Minnesota Medical Association Supports Reproductive Cloning!”  An article in the MMA News opposing a bill in MN that would outlaw all human cloning stated the Minnesota Medical Association supported reproductive cloning.  I . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2011 0

Love Wins or at Least the Publisher Does!

by John Mark Reynolds

Having readexamined and digested this pamphlet in book’s clothing on my Kindle ...Where the publisher gouged me for more than the usual amount proving in publishing love may not always win, but Harper-Collins does.I wondered if the older brother “getting it all” in the . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2011 0

Thirty Three Things (v. 40)

by Joe Carter

1. The Horror and Hilarity of Noseblowing °°°°°° 2. WordCount °°°°°° 3. When Sloth Meets Gluttony °°°°°° 4. Antarctica, 1961: A Soviet Surgeon Has to Remove His Own Appendix I worked without gloves. It was hard to see. The . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0

Peter Singer Predictably Against Parents in “Baby Joseph” Futile Care Case

by Wesley J. Smith

We have discussed the Baby Joseph futile care case here.  He is the baby who a Canadian hospital wanted to force off life support against the parents will and whose parents want a tracheotomy to help him live longer and at home. The impasse was resolved when the parents were able to move him to . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0

An Innocent Abroad

by John Mark Reynolds

O! Canada!As Sarah Palin jets to India to gain foreign policy credentials, I followed her example by jetting to Canada. This is important, because in our house I make all the Important Decisions such as trade policy toward other nations. Hope decides less important issues such as what we eat, wear, . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0

The Politics of the Psalms

by David T. Koyzis

Perhaps it has something to do with my first name, but I have always been fascinated by the biblical book of the Psalms. I grew up singing from a hymn book in which the Psalms set to meter were given a prominent place. The liturgical practice of singing the Psalms has ancient roots going back to . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0

Should Bioethicists be Credentialed, Licensed?

by Wesley J. Smith

I am often called a bioethicist—although I don’t call myself one.  Why?  I write a lot about bioethical issues and some people pay attention to my opinions—some in support and others in opposition.  Voila—I’m a bioethicist!The bioethics movement sees this . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0

Elements From Opposing Minds

by Ian Marcus Corbin

I have just finished reading Lionel Trilling’s 1940  Partisan Review essay “Elements That Are Wanted.” More than sixty years after its publication, it remains a galvanizing read, though perhaps now in a different way. For a thorough account of the piece, and its important . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2011 0