The hubris of the Brave New Worlders—and their folly—is on abundant display in this story about a future in which 100-year-old women will give birth. From the story:Woman will soon be able to give birth at the age of 100 due to advances in fertility treatment, scientists have . . . . Continue Reading »
Reading my earlier post about the Chinese restaurant named “Translate Server Error,” Rich Vaughan, the head of our publication management firm , was prompted to send along these examples of mangled English from his own trip to China: . . . . Continue Reading »
In my recent Weekly Standard article about Spain’s pending legal adoption of the Great Ape Project, I worried about the consequences that would follow from demoting human beings from the moral pinnacle. I wrote:Should that come to pass, the ancien régime (as they view it) based on the . . . . Continue Reading »
For those who don’t know, Dappled Things is a magazine highlighting the art, poetry, and prose of young authors, primarily Catholic ones. That alone would catch our interest, but one of Dappled Things’ founders was our former assistant editor Mary Angelita Ruiz, so there’s a . . . . Continue Reading »
I have heard from the Jesse Ramirez family—and the news is good. Readers of SHS may recall that Ramirez was badly injured in an auto accident and quickly pronounced in a PVS. His wife wanted his feeding tube pulled, but this was resisted by his family. Litigation ensued, and—he woke up. . . . . Continue Reading »
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Mary Eberstadt’s excellent piece from our current issue — viewable online for free — ” The Vindication of Humanae Vitae .” In it, you’ll find a comprehensive survey of the current data which, although drawn from . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a story that should receive much attention. Two years ago a woman with disabilities in India asked to be euthanized. But now, she is glad she is alive. From the story:Two years back Seema Sood longed for death and had even petitioned the President of India for euthanasia. But hope triumphed . . . . Continue Reading »
I was asked by Opposing Views, a new Web site dedicated to on-line civil debate about contentious issues, to argue against PETA and PCRM about the need to use animals in research. I agreed. If you are interested, here is the link. You may have to register and once you do, comments are allowed.The . . . . Continue Reading »
Jordan Hylden recently wrote about the many serious issues at stake in the upcoming Lambeth Conference. But on a lighter note, a friend of mine showed me a cartoon by Dan Walker, the Cartoonist-in-Residence for Lambeth 2008, depicting the less serious side of preparing for episcopal conferences. . . . . Continue Reading »
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