Bruce Bartlett, who served in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, explains how the shift to an anti-tax philosophy caused the Republican Party to become the party of big government : The supply-siders are to a large extent responsible for this mess, myself included. We opened . . . . Continue Reading »
I just lost my lunch all over my desk watching the Youtube promo for this “Alma Mater” release of “Music from the Vatican,” voiced-over by Pope Benedict. They keep saying “it works, it just works,” but I suppose that what they mean is that it will work if they make a . . . . Continue Reading »
(HT: Ignatius Scoop ) When I came across this general invitation by Amazing Grace Baptist Church (Canton, NC) to participate in its October 31 book-burning, bar-b-que and worship service I was disappointed that none of my own published works were deemed worthy of incineration. I would have thought . . . . Continue Reading »
I have an article in the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC) newsletter about the continuing effort by many within the Medical Intelligentsia to redefine death toward the end of expanding the organ donor pool. From my column:For years, organ transplant ethicists and some in the bioethics . . . . Continue Reading »
I love dogs and cats as much as most and have loved my pets deeply. But they are not children and shouldn’t be treated as if they were under the law. Now, a bill has been tossed in the hopper that would grant tax deductions for the expenses of caring for pets. From the story:Should you . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Sean Winters has put up a post on NCR Online that is a rebuttal to a Deal Hudson commentar y on abortion and the public option. Winters demonstrates that he is either wholly ignorant of the legislative and judicial process, or that he puts support for Obamacare ahead of opposition to . . . . Continue Reading »
Last month in the Wall Street Journal , Thomas Frank proffered an interesting claim —he doesn’t flesh it out enough to be an argument—that the left needs to reclaim the concept of freedom from the grasp of the right: People working the freedom vein were numerous at the large protest . . . . Continue Reading »
Be prepared. Meanwhile, if you haven’t already, read The Anchoress on the brown scapular and avoid any Black Swan Events. Be well. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here. And here. And here. And more. And also here. Not for sale, but beautiful to behold. . . . . Continue Reading »
Is there no bottom to our moral decline? A woman has written a memoir telling how she got pregnant on purpose fifteen times, and then aborted the babies . This isn’t a matter of law. It is an illustration of the hedonism of our times. It is a matter of basic morality and the casting . . . . Continue Reading »
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