The ethical and management disaster that is the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine continues to disappoint. Now, a member of the board has received a warning letter from the California Fair Political Practices Commission. From the story:The California Fair Political Practices Commission . . . . Continue Reading »
The hospital that allowed Marin Ryan to starve to death has issued a statement telling Martin’s parents and the country that all concerned are very, very sorry that they allowed him to starve to death over 26 days and “die in agony.”From the story: Chief executive Kate Grimes said . . . . Continue Reading »
“The scientists” in the UK are throwing a tantrum because their funding for the creation of human/cow hybrid embryos has apparently slowed. From the story:Britain’s effort to lead the world in stem cell research with the creation of human-animal “hybrid” clones has . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . goes on. I unpack Damon Linker’s vision quest over at the Confab. . . . . Continue Reading »
For much of the last century, "experience" has been a central category in the philosophy of religion. Rather than treating religious beliefs as attitudes toward propositions ("God created the world in seven days, yes of no"), experientialist approaches understand religion as an . . . . Continue Reading »
Articles that worry about the rising costs of health care and hand wring about what we are to do about it are a dime a dozen. Still, Washington Post Science and Medical Reporter David Brown has written a lengthy article that presents a good summary of the problem. From the story: This difficult . . . . Continue Reading »
David Deutsch, controversial quantum physicist extraordinaire, lays into modern science in a big way (H/t: WGL3): I don’t know. I suspect it is related to a more general anti-rational phenomenon that was present in nearly all 20th-century philosophies, especially logical positivism, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Bomb threats should be called what they are: Death threats. Animal researchers at UC Davis are being threatened. From the story: Police at UC Davis are on high alert while they are investigating a threat made on a controversial Web site targeting two of the university’s researchers.According . . . . Continue Reading »
An international speaking tour aside, it’s hard to argue that the President Elect brings a wealth of real foreign policy experience with him to the Oval Office. Nevetheless, the activity of intimately directing a war can have a dramatic and transformative effect on one’s world . . . . Continue Reading »
In the January issue of First Things , we are proud to have Joseph Bottum and Fr. Richard John Neuhaus reflect on the current state of abortion politics in America. In “Abortion after Obama,” Bottum takes a hard look at the challenges facing the pro-life movement with the coming of the . . . . Continue Reading »
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