During the campaign over Proposition 71, I warned that even if the Golden Gate Bridge fell into the ocean and an earthquake devastated Los Angeles, “the scientists” would be constitutionally entitled to $300 million of borrowed taxpayers’ money each year. The media was so caught up . . . . Continue Reading »
Five miles east of our little farm, across a valley that shelters the old Lincoln Highway, lies the Conkle farm. Mrs. Conkle achieved a level of fame back in the 30’s when she cooked up some ham an eggs for Pretty Boy Floyd, a Oklahoma citizen known to carry concealed weapons and make . . . . Continue Reading »
Chances are you know at least one atheist who finds religious views foolish—the very idea of believing that God became man or that a virgin gave birth is hogwash, they think. But even while many of these people can’t imagine believing what we believe, they never the less treat religious . . . . Continue Reading »
In Finland, some ALF-type activists raided a chicken farm and killed thousands of chickens in the process. From the story:Suspected radical animal welfare activists raided a poultry farm in Narpio in the southwest of Finland Thursday night. The raiders broke eggs, and destroyed electric equipment, . . . . Continue Reading »
In my newest What It Means to be Human podcast, I discuss some United Kingdom cases suicide and assisted suicide cases and how the culture of death ethos they epitomize how current trends lead to the abandonment of the despairing. Here is the homepage for all of my . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, well, well: We are told that only the desire to impose religious belief stands in the way of the development of a thriving embryonic stem cell regenerative medical sector. That has always been wrong, but now there is vivid proof: The EU patent office has rejected a patent request for the . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what we are becoming. Valerie Myer was disabled by Parkinson’s disease and wanted to commit suicide. That was apparently okay with her husband, who is furious he couldn’t assist her. I will let the story speak for itself: Mr [Michael] Grosvenor Myer described his wife’s . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a follow up of an earlier post discussing Australia’s refusal to grant a German physician and his family permanent residency because his son has Down. Well the light of publicity apparently so embarrassed the country that the decision has been reversed. From the story:A decision to . . . . Continue Reading »
Geez, you write a piece on pointed musical assertions of cultural identity, and folks seem to take notice. Another friend wrote and directed me to a song by the Afrikaner folk and rock singer, Bok van Blerk. This one (not surprisingly) has generated controversy in South Africa, where liberal whites . . . . Continue Reading »
When this story was thrown through the proverbial transom, I thought it must be from The Onion. Alas, no. A student organization at Carleton University has dropped supporting cystic fibrosis charities because the disease is not diverse enough. I kid you not. From the story:The Carleton University . . . . Continue Reading »
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