We have discussed here repeatedly various religious/secular controversies that require the balancing of interests. We have also repeatedly discussed why I believe—and many commenters don’t—that infant circumcision should be protected as a religious right. And . . . . Continue Reading »
In the Weekly Standard , Joseph Epstein reviews the latest eulogy for and defense of the liberal arts: College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco. The book covers some familiar ground: professors’ emphasis on research over teaching, the domination of science over . . . . Continue Reading »
In a spirit of brotherly love, I’d like to ask Matthew Schmitz to re-read this post , notice which of the two cultures Dawson identified as embodying “do as you would be done by,” recall the origin of that phrase, and reflect on the significance of Dawson’s having chosen to . . . . Continue Reading »
Last year, I wrote here about how “Suicide Prevention Day” was pretty much invisible. Well, can any of you guess which date was National Suicide Prevention Day for 2012? (Cue the Jeopardy music.) Time’s up: September 10: Come and gone without making a ripple, with mostly blog . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman on the disappearing Great Plains blues : There is hearty chauvinism Kansans can never shed, and it only gets worse when you happen across a Johnson County Kansan. Part of that, I think, is because we live so close to Missouri, with only a road between us. We looked good by . . . . Continue Reading »
Emily Esfahani Smith profiles Victor Davis Hanson, who shakes his finger at the profligate Greeks and praises the generous and “prudent” Germans: “What’s happening in Greece is fascinating. The Greeks started rioting because they couldn’t borrow more money from . . . . Continue Reading »
After being invited to speak at an international congress on marriage and families hosted by the Institute of the Family at Universidad de la Sabana in Bogota, Colombia, Elizabeth Marquardt was left questioning: ” What is happening to marriage in . . . . Continue Reading »
Ending the Radicalization Spiral H. A. Hellyer, Foreign Policy Why E. Y. Mullins is Essential to Understanding Baptists Trevin Wax, Kingdom People I Don’t Need Anything I Think I Do Drew Tatusko, Emerging into Orthodoxy Spinoza in Shtreimels Carlos Fraenkel, Jewish Review of Books In . . . . Continue Reading »
The murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb has been the subject of more novels, plays, and movies than any other murder of the twentieth century, and there is a good reason for this. There is also a bad reason. The good reason is that most noteworthy murderers work alone, but . . . . Continue Reading »
reports: A sizable share of the U.S. organizations recruiting egg donors online don’t adhere to ethical guidelines, including failing to warn of the risks of the procedure and offering extra payment for traits like good looks, according to a U.S. study. Women are recruited to donate eggs to . . . . Continue Reading »
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