Last week, Joe Carter praised The Atlantic ’s forthcoming (mammoth) article on health care as “one of the most sensible and pragmatic articles on the health care debate you’re likely to ever read.” I couldn’t agree more. Goldhill’s analysis is even-handed and thorough. . . . . Continue Reading »
Randal Rauser, a professor of theology at Taylor Seminary, Edmonton, Canada, argues that every area of life requires a faith commitment : At the end of his tremendously irritating film “Religulous”, Bill Maher states that “Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking.” With . . . . Continue Reading »
At the Harvard Business blog , Gill Corkindale wonders whether it is realistic to expect work to make us happy: According to Swiss philosopher Alain de Botton, we are living in a unique era, when we are encouraged to seek happiness through work. The idea of work as a source of fulfillment has been . . . . Continue Reading »
Tony Badrun flagged this note by the Lebanon Star’s opinion editor Michael Young. No friend of Israel, Young notes how confused and self-defeating is Obama’s array of contradictory and incoherent initiatives in the Middle East:With respect to the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, . . . . Continue Reading »
“As long as Americans are comfortable with debt, we will elect officials who are too.” — Ray McCollum (Via: Challies / Take Your Vitamin Z ) . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’re fascinated by science but bored with discussions about evolution (as I am), then I recommend this short video exchange between linguist John McWhorter and biochemist Michael Behe. McWhorter, who happens to be an atheist, does an excellent job of asking the questions many of us have . . . . Continue Reading »
Maybe. On the other (wrung) hand, the concept of safety itself depends on, and derives from, one’s ethics. Oops. Please chime in, “usual cabal of bioconservatives.” . . . . Continue Reading »
The shortest route to the advantages of wealth is to want what you have. . . . . Continue Reading »
The more people read the House Bill—the prime Obamacare vehicle—the worse it gets. Now, in the name of health reform, all of our tax information will be made available to our health overseers. From the CBS story:Section 431(a) of the bill says that the IRS must divulge taxpayer identity . . . . Continue Reading »
The much vaunted—and now delayed—human trial for Geron’s ESCR product for acute spinal cord injury was stopped because the treatment caused cysts in animals. From the story:Animals being tested using Geron Corporation’s treatment for spinal cord injury developed cysts . . . . Continue Reading »
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