Robert George on the limits Catholicism puts on political categorization : It has long seemed to me that being a Catholic means that certain positions at the extremes of the spectrum are off the table. One cannot be a socialist, strictly speaking. The Church’s strong endorsement of private . . . . Continue Reading »
Again, we see the importance of animal research, with the potential that the organ shortage could be largely solved by growing patient DNA-identical human organs in pigs for transplant. From the Telegraph story:Scientists have found they can create chimeric animals that have organs belonging . . . . Continue Reading »
Clarence Clemons is dead. I know Carl does not have a high opinion of Bruce, but surely just about the most memorable moment in the so-called history of rock is a live performance of JUNGLELAND, thanks to young man Springsteen’s ambition to outdo Dylan by rooting his poetry in the real . . . . Continue Reading »
People who really really worry that we are in the midst of a climate crisis can’t understand why a growing number of people are rolling their eyes. I have tried to explain it to them, for example in this post in which I list 11 reasons the general public does not generally share GWH. . . . . Continue Reading »
For the seventh Songbook entry, it’s time for sounds that remind us of, or at least make us long for, God’s goodness. Here are two pieces I can recommend unequivocally as fine music, one initially composed without words, from the jazz tradition but veering into the classical, and another . . . . Continue Reading »
I am beginning to think this is the gang that couldn’t shoot straight. First, they give waiver after waiver after waiver to prevent the impact of Obamacare from hitting home, often among politically favored unions. Now, because they were called on it, they ban waivers . . . . Continue Reading »
As I have written here previously, the arrogantly managed and wildly expensive California Institute For Regenerative Medicine will be up for renewal in 2014. Its leaders want the suckers voters in California—already hopelessly behind the deficit 8-ball and drowning in bond debt—to . . . . Continue Reading »
Garrison Keillor characterized his fictional hometown of Lake Wobegon as a place where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.” Apparently, most college kids either hail from that town or suffer from the Lake Wobegon effect . A . . . . Continue Reading »
I realize that this isn’t really a “first thing,” nor is it my first thought on the subject, but this is my soapbox and you are my captive audience, so here goes. There’s been a lot of noise recently about the War Powers Act . The most recent moves include a . . . . Continue Reading »
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