In all of the stories about the flip of the House of Representatives, few paid enough attention to the massive changes in state governance. But the pro life movement did, noting that its allies have gained much political power. And that will result in a lot of new anti abortion . . . . Continue Reading »
Apropos of Joe Carter’s post last week, we now have this story of a Danish professor conducting an orgy on his university’s campus. An Aalborg University professor and at least three other men and one woman have been caught on tape holding a steamy orgy on campus. According to TV2, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Last year you gave your favorite ROFTER a gift subscription to First Things . But what can you give them this year? How about a book by a contributor to First Things . Over the next few days I’ll be highlighting works by our editors, bloggers, frequent writers, and editorial board . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of Dappled Things , Robert T. Miller reflects on what the Iliad can teach today’s youth : In even considering the possibility, therefore, that the life of quiet enjoyment with family might be best, Achilleus is suggesting a radically new understanding of the good life, an . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend and author John Haldane has been elected the chairman of the Royal Institute of Philosophy . As the Witherspoon Institute reports: The Royal Institute was founded in 1925 by leading public philosophers of the day: Samuel Alexander, Alfred Balfour, L. T. Hobhouse, Harold Laski, and . . . . Continue Reading »
I have read Judge Henry E. Hudsons 42-page ruling invalidating the individual purchase mandate of Obamacare. In a nutshell, Judge Hudson ruled: That the individual purchase mandate (Minimum Essential Coverage Provision) is an unprecedented stretch of government power, in his . . . . Continue Reading »
As promised, I have read Judge Henry E. Hudson’s 42-page ruling invalidating the individual purchase mandate of Obamacare. In a nutshell, Judge Hudson ruled: That the individual purchase mandate (“Minimum Essential Coverage Provision”) is an unprecedented stretch of government . . . . Continue Reading »
The following report may or may not have been carried in the Canadian press:OTTAWA The federal government has decided not to contest an Ontario court ruling that henceforth people unable to use their legs and confined to wheelchairs must be legally considered able to walk. The decision is a . . . . Continue Reading »
As I predicted, a judge in Virginia has declared the individual purchase mandate unconstitutional. From the story:A federal judge in Virginia has declared the Obama administration’s health care reform law unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson is the first judge to rule . . . . Continue Reading »
A federal judge in Kentucky has denied the University of Kentucky’s motion for summary judgment, paving the way for a jury trial on the merits of astronomer C. Martin Gaskell’s claim that the University engaged in religious discrimination when it did not offer him the postion of . . . . Continue Reading »