I wrote previously about how President Correa of Ecuador, who gave rights to nature in his new constitution, was pushing a new mining law. The indigenous people objected, and relied on the constitutioanl rights of nature to protect their region from exploitation. Well, now riots have broken out and . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember, PETA is always after your children to get them to buy into animal rights ideology. The latest is the renaming of fish “sea kittens,” in an online interactive aimed at children. From the “Save the Sea Kittens!” Web Page:Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop . . . . Continue Reading »
A re-assessment of conservatism is an inevitable topic of discussion, and certainly a worthy task. But I confess the topic wearies me – not only because I’m old enough to have seen a number of earlier iterations, but more, I think, because I’m less and less convinced . . . . Continue Reading »
I haven’t read the book, but I thought the review in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Michael Bevins, MD, Ph.D., brought up some important points for pondering. In Defiance of Death: Exposing the Real Costs of End-of-Life Care illustrates the growing utilitarian emphasis in . . . . Continue Reading »
The Swiss Government is investigating the assisted suicide facilitating/tourist host group Dignitas for making money off of helping people make themselves dead. From the story:Dignitas, which is meant to be a non-profit organisation, is being forced to open its accounts to prosecutors in Switzerland . . . . Continue Reading »
I was casting about for a quick reference on Kant the other day, in the hopes of clarifying a question I had about how he viewed the relationship between autonomy and moral action, when I came across this fantastic resource . (H/t David Barnes) Given Tim Carney’s recent look at the bailout , . . . . Continue Reading »
I feel like ripping my hair out! How can something like this happen in a civilized country? Martin Ryan, who could not swallow after a stroke, was allowed to lie in a bed and starve to death over a period of 26 days! And surprise, surprise—he had Down syndrome. From the story:Mr Ryan, who had . . . . Continue Reading »
More thoughtful words: from Raymond Arroyo , Ross Douthat , and John Boehner . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
This may ibe the biggest case of ingratitude about which I ever heard: Dr. Richard Batista gave his wife Dawnell one of his kidneys—and then, he says, she cheated on him. Now, as part of the divorce he wants compensation for his lost kidney. From the story:“There’s no deeper pain . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are two more tributes, one from Sean Curnyn and the other from our former managing editor, Anthony Sacramone . . . . . Continue Reading »
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