Last evening I heard a piece on National Public Radio about a twenty-one year old man who has left orthodox Judaism. The piece also included an interview with someone involved in an organization who assist people who have left or are thinking of leaving. The brand of orthodox Judaism . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomson’s “Defense of Abortion” at Forty The Catholic Thing , Francis J. Beckwith Behold the Mighty Beard, a Badge of Piety and Religious Belonging New York Times , Mark Oppenheimer Mark O. Hatfield Dies At 89 Los Angeles Times, Kim Murphy Rioting Widens in London And Spreads . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare was the most dishonestly packaged argued law I have witnessed in my about 45 years of paying attention to public affairs. And now, we learn that the mendacity continues as a joint Congressional committee set rules to intentionally (it would seem) underestimate the costs of Obamacare . . . . Continue Reading »
The folks over at Commonweal are up to something. In case you don’t make it to that corner of the web very often, let me commend to your attention Verdicts , Commonweal ’s new blog covering books and culture. So far, since its launch in July, Verdicts has featured fine short pieces on . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . That underrated community likes my view that Darwinian natural rights is an oxymoron. This post is double-down shameless self-promotion, insofar as it also includes a way of getting to an article of mine in the great NEW ATLANTIS. I myself am not a member of the intelligent design community, . . . . Continue Reading »
Ralph Richard Banks on the the most unmarried group of people in America : Nearly 70% of black women are unmarried, and the racial gap in marriage spans the socioeconomic spectrum, from the urban poor to well-off suburban professionals. Three in 10 college-educated black women haven’t married . . . . Continue Reading »
This blog isn’t about sexual mores. But sex is relevant from time to time in issues dealing with bioethics, the coup de culture, and AIDS prevention. For example, when two US Senators suggested that smokers and the obese people pay 50% higher premiums under Obamacare because they . . . . Continue Reading »
Orthodox and Anglicans interested in Orthodox-Anglican relations will want to know about the North American conference sponsored by the Fellowship of Ss. Alban and Sergius. It is being held from September 8th to 10th at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonker’s, just . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times of the day: The family of Chen Aida Ayash, a 17-year-old schoolgirl who died after being hit by a car last week, was granted a petition to have her eggs harvested and frozen, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported. The ruling raises the possibility that, for the first time, a . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column, R.R. Reno discusses the crisis of government : The brinksmanship in Washington over the federal debt ceiling caused me to think about our current difficulties. By and large liberals see in the present crisis images of dolorous unemployment lines and want more . . . . Continue Reading »
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