Colonel John W. Ripley , USMC died this past week. We throw around the word hero a bit too casually these days and as a result we too often miss the real deal. Colonel Ripley was the real deal. He was the real deal even apart from the single event for which his is renown. In late March 1972 twenty . . . . Continue Reading »
With Washington about to vote on I-1000, and the legalization of euthanasia/assisted suicide under serious discussion in Canada, Australia, and soon in California, Arizona, Vermont, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, an article by Rene Leiva, a Canadian palliative care physician, is worth pondering. He . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday we learned that teenagers who watch high levels of promiscuity on television are themselves more likely to “get pregnant or get a partner pregnant.” Today, we discover that children who play violent video games are more likely to become aggressive and violent: A new study . . . . Continue Reading »
I used to engage in Marxist class analysis simply for the sake of shoring up my lefty street cred, an indispensable commodity for Yale undergraduates. This time around, though, it’s because I don’t know any other way to explain a particular kind of argument wandering the hallways of the . . . . Continue Reading »
A great deal is up for judgment today: assisted suicide in Washington; marriage and family in California, Arizona, and Florida; and the dignity of the unborn throughout the United States. Not to mention a host of other issues demanding thoughtful consideration. These three, however, lie at the . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of prejudice against conservatives , Emily Bazelon, writing in Slate , is worried that liberal children tend to be too viciously and close-mindedly partisan: Our kids are raised on a steady diet of tolerance, but, given the chance, they signal allegiance by turning on whomever they can pin . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . only if you believe the media-stereotypes and don’t know any conservatives first-hand. Both of which, of course, are true for many who have spent their entire lives in the academy. So this article in today’s New York Times didn’t strike me as particularly surprising at all. . . . . Continue Reading »
Jody, you’re entirely correct in your summation of “Catholics In Alliance.” Last week the political scientist Michael New analyzed their recent study on abortion—where, you know, they concluded that we should just focus on the “root causes,” just like a certain . . . . Continue Reading »
Scientists have been able to clone mice that have been dead for up to sixteen years. From the story:Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long 16 years and said on Monday it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. Mouse . . . . Continue Reading »
Ah, here we go: A group called “Catholics In Alliance” apparently has a video out that features pictures of prominent Catholics from across a wide political spectrum. Among them is Richard John Neuhaus. No permission was given for the use of Fr. Neuhaus’ image, and, in truth, . . . . Continue Reading »
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