Why the Gender Gap Won’t Go Away. Ever. City Journal , Kay S. Hymowitz Actually Catholic Universities The Catholic Thing , Bevil Branwell, OMI Planned Parenthood Wants To Introduce ‘Tele-Med’ Abortions Catholic Online, Tim Duggan London Is Burning Wall Street Journal New York . . . . Continue Reading »
John Mark Reynolds on why Christians pray for the economy : Frank Bruni worried in the New York Times that prayer might get in the way of economic recovery. We can only hope that he is right and that the prayers of the people of Texas and the rest of the nation make sure that the economy of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Quote of the day: I have very little patience for the school of thought that says that everything boils down to class warfare. But if I absolutely must pick a class — because some folks insist on it — I’ll pick the one that isn’t looting people’s shops and houses, . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column, Joe Carter provides a lesson in journalism for the New Yorker : Sara Lippincott, who worked in the New Yorker ’s famed fact-checking department from 1966 until 1982, once told a class of journalism students that, “Each word in the piece that has even a . . . . Continue Reading »
Too bad it is being buried in a Ta-Nehisi Coates comment thread (and Coates is very much worth reading himself), but this blog comment by Yoni Appelbaum (who writes as Cynic) is a brilliant critique of a certain kind of smug and shallow Bachmann-despising journalism. Here is a taste: . . . . Continue Reading »
Baby selling is a form of human trafficking, and as such, it needs to be stopped whenever and wherever it is tried. Now, a San Diego “reproductive law” attorney and biological colonialist, Theresa Erickson and her gang, have been busted for selling babies. Three guilty . . . . Continue Reading »
Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason , takes Rick Perry to task for wanting to amend the U.S. Constitution : It soon became clear that Perry, who wrote a book championing federalism, does not really believe in the 10th Amendment. In a July 28 interview, he assured Tony Perkins, president of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I understand why people who care about the poor support government single payer plans. I once did too. No more. Single payer permits coverage refusals and restrictions that would never be permitted by private polices have turned me away from the centralized approach.Fact: States . . . . Continue Reading »
Contraception and Healthcare Rights Public Discourse , Christopher O. Tollefsen Mormonism and Mitt Romney’s “Weirdness” New York Times , Ross Douthat New York City Will Mandate Sex Education New York Times , Fernanda Santos Life in Prison For Polygamist Leader Jeffs Associated Press . . . . Continue Reading »
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