At Public Discourse this week, Timothy Shah, Daniel Philpott, and Monica Toft offer a three-part summary of the findings and arguments in their new book God’s Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics . In Monday’s installment, ” God and Political Science ,” they . . . . Continue Reading »
Pardon a brief pause from our usual programming for a special announcement.SHSers often contact me on email or come up to me at speeches to express their great admiration for my pal, the novelist Dean Koontz. As a certified FOD, I am often asked what he is writing, when is the next Odd Thomas . . . . Continue Reading »
As I watch Compassion and Choices (once the Hemlock Society), it appears to have a couple of long term goals. First and foremost, of course, is the complete legalization of assisted suicide throughout the country, supposedly restricted to the terminally ill under guidelines. Then, the . . . . Continue Reading »
At least that’s what this study says. Republican professors allegedly give more grades at both ends of the spectrum than do their Democratic counterparts, and also seem to give marginally lower grades to African-American students. I haven’t seen the study (and won’t, until I . . . . Continue Reading »
It isn’t a “cure” (a term way overused in health care stories), but it could one day improve the lives and health of millions of people with spinal cord injury. From the story:A man left paralyzed after a car accident was able to stand and take steps after electrical stimulation of . . . . Continue Reading »
Russel Moore considers the similarities between pornography and romance novels : Both are based on an illusion. Pornography is based on the illusion of a perfectly willing, always aroused partner without the “work” of relational intimacy. Often romance novels or their film equivalents do . . . . Continue Reading »
The NHS—for which our temporary head of Medicare Donald Berwick swoons—continues to show us the perils of centralized control of health care and single payer budgeting. Now, not only is there rationing by QALYs under NICE, but Canadian-length waits for care. From the Guardian . . . . Continue Reading »
At National Review , George Weigel reviews the lessons learned from the recently released John Jay Study on Causation and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States : The American narrative of the Catholic Church’s struggles with the clerical sexual abuse of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Women need to hear from other women. This is a truth impressed upon us through stories in scripture about women like Ruth & Naomi and Mary & Martha. In scripture, we see that women are called to teach and influence other women about how to live out their lives to the glory of God, and . . . . Continue Reading »
I have noted several times that we in the West are becoming rampant public policy promise breakers. Indeed, it is getting to the point that I don’t see why anybody ever believes the promises made in public policy involving intimate issues. They apply until they don’t—and if you are . . . . Continue Reading »
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