Legislation has been introduced that would give a tax credit for 30% of legal costs incurred, maximum $500, for the legal expenses incurred in filling out an advance health care directive (HR 2705). The hope, I am sure, is that people will eschew extensive efforts to save themselves, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Kass reports that he was prepared by his experiences at Harvard (with privileged scientific intellectuals) and in Mississippi (with the nobility of the poor and oppressed) for reading “Rousseau’s Discourse on the Arts and Sciences .” This book was the first major effort of a . . . . Continue Reading »
In the Wall Street Journal today , Canadian physician David Gratzer warns Americans of the long waiting periods that come from state-sponsored health care: The problems were brought home when a relative had difficulty walking. He was in chronic pain. His doctor suggested a referral to a . . . . Continue Reading »
I have warned before that the anti-humanism of Deep Ecology is seeping into the messages of A-List Hollywood films. In previous posts and articles, I pointed to two recent major movies, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still —in which an alien comes to earth to kill all humans, literally . . . . Continue Reading »
Some might think that it would be a bit unseemly to compare a man who performed late-term abortions with a heroic crusader for civil rights. But the type of individual who would perform late-term abortions is also not likely to be concerned about appearing outrageous: Dr. LeRoy Carhart, one . . . . Continue Reading »
I can’t talk about the material culture of religion without, at least sometimes, talking about homeschooling. Of course, all stereotypes aside, homeschooling is not exclusively a religious phenomenon; when we began homeschooling, it was not for religious reasons, but because our oldest . . . . Continue Reading »
In Ireland, the recently-released Ryan Report was the product of nine years of investigation into child abuse which took place over many decades at industrial and reform schools, predominantly those run by the Christian Brothers, but also institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy and others. (The . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Peters (aka American Papist ) issues a challenge to “left-leaning Catholics” (such as Joe Feuerherd of the National Catholic Reporter , Michael Sean Winters of America , and Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ): I challenge them to explicitly and totally repudiate the pernicious claim that US . . . . Continue Reading »
Of course, the book— Does God Hate Women? , by Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom—is also highly critical of the way Judaism and Christianity supposedly oppress women. But no one is worried about Jewish and Christian anger. I wonder why. . . . . Continue Reading »
According to the Wall Street Journal , at least : The bad news for this spring’s college graduates is that they’re entering the toughest labor market in at least 25 years. The worse news: Even those who land jobs will likely suffer lower wages for a decade or more compared to those . . . . Continue Reading »
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