The new issue of First Things is on newsstands, and the free article this month—available even to non-subscribers, if you can believe that such people exist—is Hadley Arkes’ powerful study of empathy and the rule of law : What President Obama offers in the search for empathy is not a . . . . Continue Reading »
A very good opinion piece,written by a physician and bioethicist, Dr. Bob Orr, appeared in the current AM News, which is published by the AMA. From the column:The right of conscience in medicine generated very little discussion prior to the current generation. In the 1960s and ’70s, . . . . Continue Reading »
An article, “Watching Whales Watching Us,” the cover story in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine, illustrated how profoundly anthropomorphic writers about the natural world are becoming. This is the quote that caught my eye: Somehow the more we learn about whales, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Walking through an airport the other day, I saw this cover of Harper’s , highlighting an article titled “Barack Hoover Obama: The Best and the Brightest Blow it Again.” I couldn’t help but be reminded of R.R. Reno’s article in First Things from February, “The . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things is embarking on a journey through the wild world of college rankings, and we need your help. We’d like to come up with a list of schools that provide (1) a solid academic training, (2) a diploma that will mean something at the end of day, and (3) an environment where faith, if not . . . . Continue Reading »
No, I am not being facetious. As I wrote in Asia Times Online this morning the Peter Pan syndrome among aging Americans is the source of the economic crisis, in two ways.Something astonishing had happened, compared to which the tulip bulb craze and the South Sea bubble seem like models of . . . . Continue Reading »
Now I have seen everything. Opponents of assisted suicide have vociferously criticized the puff piece biopic being produced by HBO and starring Al Pacino—and who do the media quote in a story about the criticism? Supporters of assisted suicide, including Derek Humphry! From the . . . . Continue Reading »
Wait until you read what Obama’s new science czar, John Holdren, thinks about population control. The always wonderful Mollie at GetReligion notes : See, there’s another controversial Obama administration pick. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the New York Times news pages. His . . . . Continue Reading »
If some were heartened at the recent nomination of Francis S. Collins—a committed evangelical who has forcefuly defended the compatibility between faith and science—to the director of that National Institutes of Health, Justin D. Barnard at Public Discourse points out that, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Stuttgart edition, printed per cola et commata, and including variant readings? Or the Nova Vulgata?Or what about the Clementine Vulgate?Recommendations, anyone? More Vulgate conversation here.I can’t really rate anything in this post, but I wonder if I can host an informal poll here. I . . . . Continue Reading »
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