Somehow an idea gets accepted—by this writer included—that seems true, but isn’t. Here’s one: Support for a wholesale overhaul of our health care system is higher than it’s ever been. Wrong. It’s far less than the last time we had this level of debate in . . . . Continue Reading »
Yuval Levin continues his string of hits with a snark-filled review of Congressman Diana DeGette’s new book . DeGette’s confusion about somatic cell nuclear transfer dovetails nicely with one of Levin’s earlier points . Namely that the mere fact that “being on the side of . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study has theorized that human beings are more closely related to orangutans than chimps. Perhaps, but does it really matter—at least from a moral perspective? I say no. I explain why over at Secondhand Smoke . . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the perks of working in the biotechnology industry is that one’s colleagues occasionally send along gems like the following: “Health Disparity focuses on understanding and/or addressing factors that contribute to differences in the disease experience across populations . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Although bad news travels fast, good news often takes the scenic route. That appears to have been especially true during the Civil War. Although Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation became official on the first day of January 1863, word didn’t arrive in Texas until June 19, 1865. On that day . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s hard to see through the dust clouds and make sense of the present turmoil inside Iran, but a number of data points are worth considering. This is NOT an incipient color revolution, a democrats vs. dictators, moderates vs. neanderthals, good guys vs. bad guys contest. It is a nasty fight . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, Stephen Barr and I had a discussion about a column by Discovery Institute fellow John West on the “new theistic evolutionists.” (See: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 ) Today, West added the last entry to his three post series responding to Barr: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 . . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study hypothesizes that human beings are more closely related to orangutans than to chimpanzees. From the story:University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of Science. Reporting in the June 18 edition of the Journal of Biogeography, the researchers reject as “problematic” . . . . Continue Reading »
Today, Public Discourse features an article by First Things board member David Novak titled “Why We Should Oppose Same-Sex Marriage”: By calling attention to the traditional origins and character of marriage, I am not arguing from or even for the authority of tradition. Instead, I am . . . . Continue Reading »
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