Some legislators in Colorado have filed suit to overturn the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights , a cap on spending and taxation that requires voters to approve increases directly by way of a referendum. It’s a sign of the times. As the post-War middle class dominated social and . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps the fact checkers were on vacation or simply dozing on the job. Whatever the reason, thanks to the venerable New York Times , I can now add another illustration to my argument in ” Same-Sex Science ” ( First Things , February, 2012) that science is often misrepresented in . . . . Continue Reading »
Reason’s science correspondent, Ronald Bailey, has an interesting article out about the ethics of exploiting the natural resources of other worlds. From “Does Mars Have Rights?”Does Mars have rights? What about Europa, Ganymede, and Titan—the moons of Jupiter and Saturn . . . . Continue Reading »
If this pans out, it will be a big WOW! Endocrine Today is reporting that umbilical cord blood stem cells have enabled diabetes patients to reduce insulin intake. From the story:Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been successful in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, according to a press . . . . Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Scalia on Obamacare’s great gift : Recently we have learned that under Obamacare—that is, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—employer insurance plans must provide free non-medical contraception, abortifacients, and sterilization for their employees. Free is as . . . . Continue Reading »
According to Ari Schulman: Because of Percy’s explicit engagement with Kierkegaard, we may justifiably interpret the ending as a representation of the ethical/aesthetic choice . . . .Binx, that is, begins the novel in the aesthetic mode, but by the end, he has given up moviegoing and committed . . . . Continue Reading »
Charles Murray’s Values Inequality W. Bradford Wilcox, Wall Street Journal An Administration’s Against Civil Society Yuval Levin, National Review Catholic Colleges Consider Trustee Roles Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed Nature, Nurture, and Liberal Values Roger Scruton, Prospect . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a (characteristically) sensible article by Bill Galston in THE NEW REPUBLIC. I quote from its postscript: This morning, Gallup released the latest in its series of polls focused on twelve swing states—Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas B. Edsall at the New York Times speculates about the future of the religious right in light of its current public representatives, citing an Clinton-era letter in which Paul Weyrich despaired over whether or not there really was a “moral majority”: “I no longer believe . . . . Continue Reading »
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