1. North Korea 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Iran 4. Maldives 5. Bhutan 6. Yemen 7. Afghanistan 8. Laos 9. Uzbekistan 10. China At least according to something called the Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List . How much business do we do with China? And isn’t Saudi Arabia a kinda/sorta ally? Needless . . . . Continue Reading »
So says the Archbishop of Canterbury . . . And he’s not all that upset about it: “There’s a place for finding what would be a constructive accommodation with some aspects of Muslim law, as we already do with some other aspects of religious law.” Well, if you’ve failed . . . . Continue Reading »
The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good —-that’s the title of a 2006 book by NYU economics professor William Easterly. Fr. Neuhaus commented on the book in The Public Square back then (scroll down to the second . . . . Continue Reading »
No doubt the ALF will want to make up some Molotov cocktails and start threatening to murder scientists’ children: Biotechnologists have engineered transparent fish to observe how cancer grows and spreads. From the story: A transparent zebrafish has been engineered to allow scientists to watch . . . . Continue Reading »
John Roberts has been arrested for murdering his wife Virginia in Oregon. Why is this important? His brother claims that John killed Virginia as an act of compassion because she had Lou Gehrig’s disease and didn’t want to wait to die until she would have qualified for legal assisted . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop Chaput’s article on the First Things homepage deserves broad dissemination. It’s a welcome follow-up to the issue that I blogged about last week . When I reviewed John DiIulio’s new book in National Review , I closed with this: The health of America’s religions . . . . Continue Reading »
Lent is not especially known for its music, but Allegri’s Miserere captures the season’s grace, sorrow, and repentance better than any other. More information about the music can be found here , including a translation of the Vulgate text. The clip below contains all but one of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I am convinced that unless they change course very soon, animal rights terrorists will soon kill someone. I bring this up because animal rights nuts apparently set fire to the home of Dr. Edythe London:Authorities are investigating a fire caused by a device left Tuesday at a house owned by a UCLA . . . . Continue Reading »
Lio thwarts an early transhumanist uploading . . . . Continue Reading »
Suppose you’re having an intellectual discussion with someone, and just when you have completely demolished his position, he says something like, “You know, civility should be a guiding principle here. It’s apparent that this discussion is becoming very divisive. We must learn to . . . . Continue Reading »
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