Writing in Public Discourse today, Yuval Levin argues that it is both possible and necessary to curb entitlement spending and broaden the provision of healthcare in a manner that respects the equality and dignity of all. His piece covers a good deal of ground, but one of its most . . . . Continue Reading »
In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia explains how disdain for religion can impede diplomacy: What I can’t help wondering, though, is why Bill Keller wants to weaken the nation’s diplomatic hand. The Times is a longtime champion of the nuanced efficacy of . . . . Continue Reading »
The abortion industry often operates under clinical standards lower than that for outpatient or cosmetic surgical standards. That may soon change in VA and pro choice advocates are screaming. From the Virginia Pilot story:Perhaps most worrisome to clinic operators is a mandate that they must meet . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of ugly. The sculptor of the controversial statue of John Paul II at Rome’s main train station, criticized across the political spectrum, on social networks, and even by commuters, has agreed to make small alterations to the odd depiction . Though the statue . . . . Continue Reading »
Why is it that, after every natural calamity, some prominent figure will inevitably blame the mayhem on God’s wrath? These declarations (whether serious , speculative , or as a botched half-joke ) are then just as inevitably followed by an outpouring of scorn from mainstream . . . . Continue Reading »
Reversing the Retreat from Marriage Love and Fidelity Network , Cassy Hough The Quiet Death of Interfaith Activity? Patheos , Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein American Muslims feeling right at home, new poll finds National Post The Last Temptation of Science The New Atlantis , Algis Valiunas Marriage . . . . Continue Reading »
Did you know ugly folks make less money than the beautiful people? One study has revealed that “an American worker who was among the bottom one-seventh in looks, as assessed by randomly chosen observers, earned 10 to 15 percent less per year than a similar worker whose looks were assessed in the top one-third — a lifetime difference, in a typical case, of about $230,000.” Daniel S. Hamermesh, a professor of economics at the University of Texas, Austin, proposes that to compensate these folks we should have affirmative action for ugly people :
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For never are the ways of music moved without the greatest political laws being moved. Plato, The Republic, 242c And so they say, this the golden age . . . U2, “New Year’s Day” At this point one might well wonder why I am bothering with rock, having abundant reasons to dislike the . . . . Continue Reading »
Society is oozing “compassion” as a reason to kill these days. Self starvation is being promoted in the NYT. Assisted suicide is treated by many commentators and advocates as a necessity. And now a mother who killed her healty 8-year-old says she was justified in killing him to . . . . Continue Reading »
While I have read (and enjoyed) a number of Graham Greene’s spy stories (what he called entertainments), I have never read any of his religious novels, including Brighton Rock. Therefore, I do not know how faithful the new adaptation of the film is to the novel. I also have not seen the 1947 . . . . Continue Reading »
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