Ron Paul: Matchmaker?

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Who would have thought. . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Lead Us Not Into Restraint Bias

by Joe Carter

New research from the Kellogg School of Management finds that people often fall into temptation because they overestimate the restraint they actually possess : The study, led by Loran Nordgren, senior lecturer of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, examined how an individual’s . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Running Out of Digits

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

From the Scientific American , via 3QuarksDaily , an article on “how to count to a zillion without falling off the end of the number line”: Last year the National Debt Clock in New York City ran out of digits. The billboard-size electronic counter, mounted on a wall near Times Square, . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Speaking of Crosses

by Sally Thomas

Some weeks ago, my friend Debbie and I were looking for cross images. She had a specific goal in mind: she and her daughters were making a processional canopy for Father to use at Corpus Christi, and she wanted the image of a Greek Cross to trace onto the fabric, so that the girls could embroider . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Cross-Functional Furnishings

by Joe Carter

Imagine a house in which every item is either cross-shaped or decorated with crosses. That’s the task First Things’ editor and amateur interior designer Joseph Bottum has taken upon himself in choosing the decor for Sally Thomas’ house . It’s surprising—and profoundly . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

What Hast Thou Found of All Thy Household Stuff?

by Joseph Bottum

Let’s see. In our ongoing effort to redecorate Sally Thomas’ house, we have eschewed any concern with taste, color sense, or price. Cruciform alone matters: Everything must be either cross-shaped or decorated with crosses, to fulfill this decorator’s commission.So, thus far, . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Cheering and Fearing Science

by Joseph Bottum

On a whim, I rewatched The Andromeda Strain last night—the old, 1970s version rather than the 2008 remake from Ridley Scott, both based on the 1969 novel by Michael Crichton. Was there ever a popular writer more in love with the gadgets of science—and more suspicious of science itself, . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

If Rationing Isn’t Part of Obamacare—Why Is It Being Pushed So Hard?

by Wesley J. Smith

Supporters of health care reform respond to the charge that Obamacare will lead to health care rationing with two paradoxical arguments. First, they deny that rationing is being contemplated.  Then, they argue that health care is already rationed anyway, so we might as well do it right. (The . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Aug 2009 0

Same-Sex Marriage = Civil Rights?

by Nathaniel Peters

At Public Discourse, Carson Holloway questions the analogy between Brown v. Board of Education and a future court case to legalize same-sex marriage: In Brown v. Board of Education , for example, the Supreme Court delivered an important victory for racial justice by striking down segregation in . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Aug 2009 0

Drop, Drop

by Sally Thomas

Here’s an image to ponder: Crucifixion as blood-type test. And just think how fabulous it’ll look over Jody’s sofa. [Rating: -27.3 out of 100]from . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Aug 2009 0