George Weigel on the possibility of Vatican III : One wag to whom I mentioned this conundrum spoke of a future council as “Metroplex I,” with the Council Fathers, the observers, the advisers, the translators, and all the rest of the apparatus meeting in Cowboys Stadium, graciously donated . . . . Continue Reading »
We have discussed the issue of “medical conscience” often here over the years, a social trend in which we see doctors threatened with the ability to practice medicine if they don’t adhere to the modern anti Hippocratic view. For example, in Victoria, Australia, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Here are some BIG THOUGHTS on liberal education. 2. That Santorum victory in CO was really unexpected. Is it true that his huge surge over the last several days is connected, most of all, to the Obamacare attack on the institutional church? . . . . Continue Reading »
As coverage of the contraception mandate finally enters mainstream discourse and the standoff between the government and the Church escalates, it’s worth taking a few moments to flay some persistent red herrings about what this battle is not . First, this fight is not a referendum on . . . . Continue Reading »
Coming Apart, and Back Together? Ryan T. Anderson, Public Discourse Next: Mandatory Abortion Coverage? Richard Doerflinger, National Review The Best Solution to the HHS Controversy Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg View The Legal Case Against the Mandate Ed Whelan, Bench Memos Charting the State of . . . . Continue Reading »
In India, the wildlife-reintroduction scheme known as Project Cheetah faces growing opposition , primarily from supporters of its close cousin, Project Tiger. The two big-cat species cannot coexist and would have to compete for habitat — and more important, the two projects would have to . . . . Continue Reading »
As it is said, Santorum won the beauty contest in Missouri, and perhaps those votes were protest votes with regard to the available alternatives. I am not wholeheartedly behind Rick, and I think he has his issues. In the general election, I think Rick will be castigated as some sort of backward, . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Armed Forces Journal, a very depressing article from one Lt. Colonel Daniel L. Davis, who’s been all over the country over the last year. Read it all, but here’s a tidbit. . . . . Continue Reading »
There are all kinds of reasons to discount tonight’s results. And Santorum’s speech wasn’t great, although it contained a promising theme about Obama’s schoolmarmish snobbery that’s full of contempt for even the conscience of the ordinary believer. But Santorum’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The main economic challenges facing conservatives in the next ten years are bringing down federal spending so that we can have a sustainable budget without large, economy damaging tax increases and reforming health care policy so that we get more quality health care for the dollars we . . . . Continue Reading »
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