I didn’t bother to post about the Obamacarians giving more than 1000 waivers for their disastrous law. I’ll wait until it hits 1500, which the way things are going, should be very soon. But this is noteworthy: It has now given the State of Maine a waiver. From the story:The . . . . Continue Reading »
The government filed its appeal of Judge Vinson’s ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional today. The govt. is also supposed to ask for an expedited hearing. We’ll see if that happens. In any event, this probably means the stay will remain in effect allowing the law to . . . . Continue Reading »
“Faith never came out in bombast or brimstone; it was just a part of who they were, as much as the books they read.”Gayle spoke with Eleanor Brown about her excellent and poignant debut novel, The Weird Sisters. The New York Times, the Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, . . . . Continue Reading »
Pat does us the honor of summarizing two of the fine contributions to the current issue. I’m especially honored to be worthy of his Palinesque “Shout Out.” . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a piece up at The Corner that I think is worth pondering. Last Sunday, the NYT published an op/ed by a condemned prisoner named Christian Longo, who viciously murdered his entire family, claiming he was so filled with remorse over his crimes that he wanted to be executed and donate his . . . . Continue Reading »
The other day, I posted a critique here of a commentary published in the New York Times by a condemned prisoner from Oregon who says he wants to donate his organs after execution. I realized that in his supposed “guilt,” he hadn’t bothered to mention the names of his killed . . . . Continue Reading »
They just keep on rolling. Scientists have used cells from patients’ own bodies to build new urethras. From the story:The boys were ages 10 to 14 at the time of the surgery. Three were accident victims, and the other two had suffered failures of traditional urethra grafts. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, I hosted our friend Matthew Franck at my university . It would be no understatement to say that his appearance caused some consternation , both on and off campus. But it is a credit to our students that they listened politely to his talk, attempted to argue vigorously with his position, . . . . Continue Reading »
At National Catholic Register , Pat Archbold has a thought-provoking (and, for some people, squirm-inducing) article on pro-life activism : It should not surprise that I hold in low esteem a particular breed of man who, while claiming the name Catholic, supports openly and actively that wretched . . . . Continue Reading »
Despite how they are portrayed in television and film, teenagers are not hormone-addled animals that are unable to control their sexual urges. Secular liberals may be shocked, but the rest of us (especially those of us with kids) won’t be surprised to find that teens respond positively to the . . . . Continue Reading »
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