Deirdre Sullivan on the surprising lesson she learned from following her father peculiar advice : I believe in always going to the funeral. My father taught me that. The first time he said it directly to me, I was 16 and trying to get out of going to calling hours for Miss Emerson, my old fifth . . . . Continue Reading »
Good. As anticipated, the EU’s top court has banned patents on embryonic stem cells as EU law prohibits patenting products that came from destroying embryos. From the France International News story:Europe’s top court on Tuesday banned researchers from patenting any process to . . . . Continue Reading »
With the failure of Hillarycare in the early 1990s, health maintenance organizations became one of the primary forms of American health insurance. Liberals screamed–including yours truly–that HMOs cut levels of care and stint on patient welfare in the name of saving money. HMOs . . . . Continue Reading »
In her latest On the Square column, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on calling and revolution : A few years ago, in the midst of his diaconate studies, a friend was invited by a small parish group to discuss the journey that for him had been one of immense joy, albeit filled with hard work, fear, and . . . . Continue Reading »
New Down Syndrome detection procedures will soon be introduced to the market, using only a sample of the mother’s blood, hopefully reducing the need for more dangerous, invasive tests. Researchers say that the new procedure is not reliable enough to replace the two more dangerous techniques . . . . Continue Reading »
Theologian N. T. Wright on Deism, Darwin, and how Epicureanism influenced evolutionary theory: . . . . Continue Reading »
Hollywood Dishonors the Bard New York Times , James Shapiro Catholic Bishops Distribute Baptist Immigration Documentary Ethics Daily Religious studies can take students closer to or farther from faith National Post , Leah LeMoine Fast and Furious: How a Botched Operation Spawned Fatal Results . . . . Continue Reading »
A reminder: We invite you to attend a talk by playwright Jeffrey Fiske on the evening of Wednesday, October 26th, at 6:00 p.m. Jeffrey is an independent playwright and director, best known for writing and directing the Off-Broadway production of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape . . . . Continue Reading »
We’re in the middle of our Fall fundraising campaign, a new effort to raise funds for the mission and work of the First Things website. I hope you will step forward to be counted among those who give. The First Things website does many things. We provide one and often two (and sometimes even . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I only have a moment this morning. But I couldn’t resist a title composed of two 20th century classics. 2. I expect Pete is right about Cain. He’s certainly right about his tax scheme with the 9s. But: The latest study shows that he’s the only Republican beating Romney. And his . . . . Continue Reading »
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