Protesters in Gaza say President Bush is a vampire . But a recent study proves that vampires don’t exist . Therefore, President Bush doesn’t exist. In which case, it’s foolish for Palestinians to get so riled up. I’m so confused. . . . . Continue Reading »
My headline is the title of a must-read book about the eugenics movement by Edwin Black entitled War Against the Weak. Well, it’s ba-aa-aak! A pernicious new eugenics that is arising and already lashing out at the helpless and most vulnerable among us on several fronts, as it also threatens a . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s an old story, but it’s in the news again: Activists are claiming there is a human right to intentionally create deaf babies. BioEdge has the latest report : “There is a small minority of activists who say that there is a cultural identity in being born deaf and that we should . . . . Continue Reading »
I present to you the Reverends Veitch and Lobert . I wonder where they stand on penal substitution? Stop it. . . . . Continue Reading »
Imagine this one for a second. The government sends inspectors to abortion clinics to crack down on illegal abortions and the pro-life movement steps up its protests and activism. In response, the abortion clinics do the unforeseen: they go on strike. This may sound like a pipe dream, but the New . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dutch have stopped growing . Holy jumping dust bunnies! Where does your candidate stand on this? (If he or she is stumping in the Netherlands, probably on a box.) By way of Slate . . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama annoys Edwards. Edwards gives Richardson the creeps. Richardson ignores Kucinich. Mike Gravel asks, “Who am I? Where am I?” . . . . Continue Reading »
Yes, the Golf Channel has called John McCain as the winner in New Hampshire, making him . . . king of New Hampshire or something. I wonder if that comes with a company car . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t know, Nathaniel. I especially enjoyed some of the quirkier pieces in the December issue, now available online to non-subscribers. How about Fernando Gouvêa’s “Faith by the Numbers” review, in which we glimpse how Victorian mathematics and faith intertwined? . . . . Continue Reading »
for Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame . And Mark McGwire remains steady at a pathetic 128 votes . And Clemens remains angry . And Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four , which exposed players’ abuse of speed back in the early seventies, says ban em, for life . And if it remains a he said/he . . . . Continue Reading »
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