Jimmy Carter thinks Democrats should talk less about abortion, Caroline May of the Daily Caller reports: “I never have believed that Jesus Christ would approve of abortions and that was one of the problems I had when I was president having to uphold Roe v. Wade and I did everything I could to . . . . Continue Reading »
by the (scary) NEW NOBLEWOMAN . . . . . Continue Reading »
The indispensable Jennifer Roback Morse argues that privatizing marriage is impossible . I’m persuaded that she’s right with respect to the position she chooses to debate, but I wonder how she’d argue against (?) a different position, one that required everyone who chose to . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, answers what GetReligion finds to be a revealing litmus test: “Would the powers that be in mass media have dared to approve x, y, or z if this particular advertisement, comedy routine, cartoon, Broadway show, movie, music video or whatever had . . . . Continue Reading »
Dale Steinacker on Constitutional babble : The original Star Trek series, with William Shatner as Captain Kirk, would not be the first place one would look for a treatise on Constitutional law. But one episode has an interesting lesson for the Supreme Court to consider as it rules on the Patient . . . . Continue Reading »
I grow weary of that certain species of political animal who constantly complains that too many people are “anti science,” when in reality, they disagree with the advocate’s policy desires about issues that involve scientific research. Example in point: . . . . Continue Reading »
Since Pope Benedict’s departure from Cuba last week, the vigorous debate about his visit continues. Despite open appeals from human rights advocates, Benedict did not meet personally with any of the country’s dissidents, even as he met with the Castro . . . . Continue Reading »
The MSM is deeply invested in cutting medical costs by reducing the levels of expensive medical treatments provided to the elderly and very ill unlikely to improve or be cured. Persuasion is one aspect of this game. (The other is promoting coercion, as in rationing.) That is why we . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the consistently interesting Archdiocese of Washington blog, Msgr. Charles Pope offers a reflection on yesterday’s Passion narrative. The annual reading of the passages from Mark’s Gospel, which signal the start of Holy Week, are memorable not only because they involve staging . . . . Continue Reading »
They showed up by email and are obviously some gentle criticism of ME: Re the ObamaCare case: 1. Spot on - Kennedy seems to be stringing together for himself an increasingly consistent “presumption of liberty” jurisprudence. Frankly, in a lot of ways, I would consider that a relief. . . . . Continue Reading »
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