Recently I was asked my opinion on anthropogenic global warming. In the ensuing discussion, there was criticism of my rejection of “the majority opinion of ‘experts’” as a good or valid method to base my position. Having rejected that, I was asked by what means, if not the . . . . Continue Reading »
Some commentators are claiming that the FDA’s review of its earlier approval of the chemotherapy drug Avastin for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer is “death panel” rationing. I don’t think we know that—at least based on the Washington Post report about . . . . Continue Reading »
Back in 2005, Kazuo Ishiguro released his delicate novel “Never Let Me Go.” You may remember Ishiguro as the author of “Remains of the Day,” which was adapted into a motion picture of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, and Christopher . . . . Continue Reading »
Don Lemon of CNN Weekend Primetime asked Dr. Sujatha Reddy, OB/GYNWould you recommend this new emergency contraception to your patients?She replied,You know, I would. I think it’s great that women have one more option if there is, you know, an unintended event that occurs, you have have one . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s my rough description of my new course that I have to start teaching next week. It’s obviously too much stuff, and perhaps “the whole” only makes sense to me. So your comments are so welcome that I might even take them into account: This course is an examination of . . . . Continue Reading »
Would evidence for God mean the end of atheism and Christianity? Yes, says Matt J. Rossano, a professor and department head of psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University. In a peculiar article at The Huffington Post , Rossano argues that scientific evidence for the existence of God is fatal to . . . . Continue Reading »
New research shows that older people are not only wiser than younger people (which we already knew), they tend to be happier too : Contrary to largely gloomy cultural perceptions, growing old brings some benefits, notably emotional and cognitive stability. Laura Carstensen, a Stanford social . . . . Continue Reading »
In the above clip, Peter Singer pretends that his call for allowing infanticide is merely about preventing the suffering of infants with ultimately terminal conditions, and limited to situations in which a decision has been made by parents and doctors to let them die by withdrawing life-extending . . . . Continue Reading »
A degree of resignation over the gay marriage issue is evident from the conservative camp, marked by Matthew Lee Anderson’s exchange with Ross Douthat over how supporters of traditional marriage should respond. It seems likely that our side will lose, but in my view we should fight tooth and . . . . Continue Reading »
“The concepts of private and public have undergone a strange new shift in American culture,” notes Joseph Bottum in today’s “On the Square” article, Publicizing Privacy . He illustrates and illuminates the shift through a family eating in a restaurant, his . . . . Continue Reading »
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