Slate’s Will Saletan, who definitely pitches his beliefs tent in the pro choice camp, goes into details about the Philadelphia abortion/infanticide mill, which I posted about the other day. He first notes that some pro choice absolutists believe in abortion through the ninth . . . . Continue Reading »
Carrie Frederick Frost is on a mission to convince as many people as possible to read Sigrid Undset’s epic trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter —and does a pretty good job of it in our second On the Square essay today. While there may be thousand reasons to read this thousand page book, Frost . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I certainly am happy John has joined us, and his first post was one of our best ever, in my view. 2. I’m continuing my vain effort to mainstream the wisdom of postmodern conservatism (on happiness, for the moment) here . . . . . Continue Reading »
Shades of the Gorham controversy! You remember that. No? Great jumping dust bunnies: must Google do everything for you ? In 1850 a secular court reversed an ecclesiastical court’s finding that one George Cornelius Gorham was unfit for a post in the Church of England because he denied baptismal . . . . Continue Reading »
MTV has a controversial new series about a group of hard-partying, drug-taking, sexually active teenagers. But it turns out the network may be breaking the law by showing depictions of teens having sex : Child pornography is defined by the United States as any visual depiction of a minor . . . . Continue Reading »
And here’s the Telegraph story: . . . . Continue Reading »
We are a public policy promise breaking society. Here’s how the game is played: When a new controversial bioethical policy is proposed, proponents soothingly promise it will be strictly limited to very tightly controlled circumstances. When that gets them through the door, often, the old . . . . Continue Reading »
A restaurant in Tucson is planning to serve tacos containing lion meat. From the story:In the six months since it launched Exotic Taco Wednesdays, Boca Tacos y Tequila has served up python, alligator, elk, kangaroo and rattlesnake. Frog legs, turtle, duck and Rocky Mountain oysters have also . . . . Continue Reading »
Among the top contenders for a Best Actress Oscar this year is Natalie Portman, formerly Princess Amidala in the goofy Star Wars: I’m Going to Drive This Thing Straight into the Ground , as Nina in Black Swan . Now I know most of you took off work opening day to make sure you got seats to see . . . . Continue Reading »
Can the U.S. Constitution be amended to change the way it amends itself ? Article V of the U.S. Constitution requires that an amendment be ratified by three-fourths of the states. Could they change this requirement to 90 percent? Or declare that the president can amend the constitution at his whim? . . . . Continue Reading »
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