Here’s a letter to the editor of the Washington Post regarding Yale’s cartoon controversy : The Aug. 23 editorial “Self-Muzzled at Yale” criticized Yale University Press for its decision to exclude controversial Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad from a forthcoming book. We . . . . Continue Reading »
As Muslims across the world celebrate Ramadan, they’ll be joined in their fast by Brian D. McLaren . McLaren, the controversial godfather of the emergent church movement, says he and a handful of his friends are fasting during the Islamic holy month in order to “come close to our Muslim . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’re a law nerd, you will thoroughly enjoy John P. Elwood’s brilliant and irreverent article, “ What were they thinking?: The Supreme Court in Revue, October Term 2008 ,” which appears in the most recent issue of The Green Bag . Here’s a taste of Elwood’s biting . . . . Continue Reading »
The Anchoress writes that she has bought, by hook, crook, and little miracle, this beautiful crucifix which I’d featured last week in another eBaywatch. I am beyond delighted that something so beautiful has found such a good home. She’s promised to send me a photograph of it in her . . . . Continue Reading »
The pathetic defense of the NHS, mounted recently here and on the other side of the Pond to try and save Obamacare, continues to collapse. Today, even more bad news came out about the appalling standards of care in the NHS. From the story:One million NHS patients have been the victims of . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps embarrassed at becoming Jack Kevorkian as a country, where people fly in from all over the world to participate in “suicide tourism,” the Swiss in the Zurich area will have a chance to rein in their currently out-of-control assisted suicide free for all. From an ERGO (Derek . . . . Continue Reading »
The world’s favorite way to curse is to praise. . . . . Continue Reading »
What would happen if literary geniuses were interviewed by academic search committees? The summaries might look something like this : Name of applicant: Austen, Jane At times a charming candidate, but too coy to fit into our department of women’s studies. A bit too pleased with herself, . . . . Continue Reading »
Thousands of women in labor have been forced to give birth outside of safe hospital settings because of hospital overcrowding in the UK. This seems highly relevant, given the forceful defense mounted of the NHS in the Obamacare debate. More details over at Secondhand Smoke . . . . . Continue Reading »
Nat Hentoff is a First Amendment absolutist. In his column today, he comes to the defense of the grass roots who have come out at the town halls to challenge Obamacare, and who are so scorned by the MSM. From his column:Startlingly — and wholly involuntarily — President Obama . . . . Continue Reading »
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