Another day, another tale of child exploitation. From ABC News : In the Spring of 1988, a young woman who knew [high school teacher Kevin Jennings] was gay, brought to his office a high school sophomore whom Jennings called “Brewster” in the book. As Jennings wrote: “’Brewster . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are some thoughts by a thoughtful social scientist on our next national election. I hate to taint the refined pages of postmodern conservatism with mere partisan politics and empty political speculation. Still, there are as many Democrats in Republican leaning districts as there were in 1994; . . . . Continue Reading »
I didn’t know it until I started googling around this morning, but right now the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux are touring the United Kingdom. Today she’s at York Minster; more about the itinerary here.Swine flu fears aside, if you’re in the neighborhood, go and say a prayer . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s the latest fundraising letter from Jim Wallis and the folks at Sojourners: The echoes are reverberating. After a week of “Tell the Truth” e-mails to share the real stories of health-care reform with media shock jocks, we’re still hearing the echoes of the 100,000-plus . . . . Continue Reading »
Analysis from the CATO Institute on the correlation between federal spending on education and high school achievement test scores: (Via: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen ) . . . . Continue Reading »
Who needs International Blasphemy Day, anyway? via The Bovina . . . . Continue Reading »
It is one disaster after the next for the UK’s NHS. Now, computer problems are hitting people where they hurt. Literally. From the story:Thousands of people are being forced to wait six months or more for hospital treatment or tests because of problems with the £12.7 billion project to . . . . Continue Reading »
The way in which some artists, celebrities, and pundits are willing to overlook the rape of a child by director Roman Polanski is sickening. But as Joshua Foust points out, a similar “turn a blind eye” attitude prevails in Afghanistan, where child rape—both male and female—is . . . . Continue Reading »
The bioethical and transplant communities continually agitate to increase the number of donated organs by loosening standards of declaring death. Now Nature has added its hefty editorial voice to the call, even claiming that doctors today cut corners and falsely declare brain death. If that is . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, oh: Here they come. Nature is one of the top science journals in the world. What is published within its pages matter. And now, it has editorialized to loosen standards of declaring brain death so that more organs can be harvested. From the editorial:The law seems . . . . Continue Reading »
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