The really invaluable Yuval Levin has a post over at The Corner which shows that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) allowed its position on partial birth abortion to be written by—Elena Kagan. From his post, “War on Science:” It seems that the most . . . . Continue Reading »
The really invaluable Yuval Levin has a post over at The Corner which shows that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) allowed its position on partial birth abortion to be written by—Elana Kagan. From his post, “War on Science:” It seems that the most important . . . . Continue Reading »
A new test is in the works that will allow Down fetuses to be detected without the risks of current screening. From the story:A quick inexpensive blood test for Down’s syndrome that could save the lives of hundreds of unborn babies each year is being developed by scientists. The . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve had the opportunity recently to do some extra-careful thinking about Lincoln, the founding, and the Union. I’m pretty sure I’ve decided that many nettlesome and momentous theoretical issues came to a head in one relatively small practical question. What degree of peril did . . . . Continue Reading »
One of our informed readers—and our readers are thankfully not only informed but also forthright—corrected me yesterday. It’s not the case that the Belgian police went around pulling bones out of crypts. No, they drilled a hole to insert a fiber optic cable. Point taken. But this . . . . Continue Reading »
Sometimes good ideas take off. The Washington Examiner announces that New evidence points to porn’s destructiveness , echoing Mary Eberstadt’s popular The Weight of Smut from the June/July issue. Reporting on a press conference held by the Coalition for the War Against Illegal . . . . Continue Reading »
A friend alerted me to a report in Science , “A WEIRD View of Human Nature Skews Psychologists’ Studies.” Neither the report nor the original article being reported, which was published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is available online, but Science ‘s free . . . . Continue Reading »
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, in one of today’s “On the Square” articles (today’s a bonus day), our senior editor R. R. Reno explains the ways in which a sense of history can humanize our lives. He writes, in Memory Redeemed , that while “A living past . . . . Continue Reading »
Recent polls show Kenya’s new constitution has the support of nearly 60 percent of the populace. But some of the country’s Christians are a bit wary of where it will lead: Much of the debate has focused on church groups’ opposition to two things. One is the Muslim courts that rule . . . . Continue Reading »
Afghanistan is one of the world’s poorest countries. But it has the potential for great riches. A recent finding discovered that there may be more than $1 trillion in minerals in the ground waiting to be mined. From the story:The United States has discovered nearly $1 . . . . Continue Reading »
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