I think that, in his recent web article , Fr. Neuhaus underestimates Professor Budziszewski’s point that written constitutions can undermine constitutionalism. Fr. Neuhaus rightly notes that this need not happen if judges interpreting the constitution take an appropriately deferential . . . . Continue Reading »
What did he know of statistical randomness and probability theories, chance mutations and genetic predispositions? He prayed. George Müller prayed. And there was a knock at the door, and there stood a stranger, as if compelled, with a bagful of food. The children would not go hungry that . . . . Continue Reading »
To all the readers of SHS, a wonderful, safe, healthy, and happy New Year. And remember, in the end we all destined to be yesterday’s news—as the above photograph I took in Rome symbolizes. (You will, no doubt, notice that there isn’t a photo. Blame Blogger: It won’t upload. . . . . Continue Reading »
The government’s federal regulations about health care are rigidly pro-privacy. That is generally to be applauded, although I have heard (perhaps Apocryphal) stories of staffers not being able to tell a spouse that their beloved is in the hospital.On the other hand, sometimes bureaucrats can . . . . Continue Reading »
The blog Instapundit notes a report of moderation at the Modern Language Association. Well, moderate moderation, anyway. In its general meeting this year, the MLA managed to turn back proposals to condemn American universities for failing to support anti-Israeli activists. More, the MLA rejected a . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Benchley was an American original. An original what, I have no idea. Some say humorist. But he was more than that. He was also a first-rate pedagogue. Consider his Academy Award-winning short film How to Sleep . Thought you could sleep before? You fool . . . I started picking through my worn . . . . Continue Reading »
You would think that I would be delighted by this compassionate, well meaning, and finely written column by a hospice doctor named Michele Ferguson. She does an excellent job of describing the kind of benefits that hospice provides dying patients:In my work, I am reminded every day that when . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this is hopeful news. Drugs made from bone marrow stem cells are in their final stages of human testing. From the story:Three pivotal Phase 3 trials—the last step before seeking Food and Drug Administration approval to market a drug—are under way already for Prochrymal, and some . . . . Continue Reading »
“What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice the powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?” From Cat on a Hot Tin RoofThe line quoted above, uttered by Big Daddy to Brick, is one of my favorite lines in any play. It came . . . . Continue Reading »
Alan Jacobs, who has written often for First Things , always with wit and wisdom , has written this for Christianity Today . For those of us outside the Anglican Communion, it’s all too easy to wax snide about the, well, you know. Everyone knows. And that seems to be Jacobs’ point. What . . . . Continue Reading »
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