Well, apparently the people of the United Kingdom weren’t too comfortable with their bodies being deemed organ sources unless they explicitly opted out of being a “donor.” How else explain PM Gordon Brown’s walk-back of his support for presumed consent? Good. In the . . . . Continue Reading »
I write regularly for the Center for Bioethics and Culture Newsletter. This week, I have a piece on the new eugenics that threatens the lives and well being of the elderly and people with profound disabilities. Here is an excerpt:Around the world, profoundly disabled or terminally ill people are . . . . Continue Reading »
The video interview of Jack Kevorkian linked below is very revealing. He’s a crackpot. He believes that the Ninth Amendment guarantees a radical libertarian Nirvana and anyone who disagrees that we are in a tyranny are mere sheep. Check it . . . . Continue Reading »
Regarding Cassell’s argument at the Volokh Conspiracy, Jody, I have no opinion on the merits of the particular case at issue, but generally speaking—in opposition to your claim —I think it makes a lot of sense to allow victims to present evidence at the sentencing hearings of . . . . Continue Reading »
As regular readers know, I really like the comic strip Pearls Before Swine. Here’s an example of why I think it is the funniest being written today:My mother would relate: She used to be 4’ 11.” Now, at 90, she’s 4’ . . . . Continue Reading »
Paul Cassell, a former Federal judge who resigned from the bench to become a pro bono lawyer and advocate for victims rights, is now blogging on the Volokh Conspiracy , a (more or less) libertarian law-professors blog that has some of the most interesting legal analysis on the web. Cassell’s . . . . Continue Reading »
In recent days students and faculty activists has kicked up a lot of dust at the venerable Sapienzia University in Rome which was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. Benedict had been invited to give an address to the university. The protestors, well, protested. Stated reason: accusations that . . . . Continue Reading »
As some of you may have noticed, we are accepting applications for junior fellows at First Things . Young writers and scholars who are thinking of applying might wonder what’s it like to be a junior fellow. Do you do it for the power, the popularity, or the bling? An answer to the question . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the attributes of human exceptionalism is our capacity to control even the most urgent biological urges rather than being controlled by them. If we are hungry, we can decide not to eat, for example. Or, even if we really want that juicy steak that the wimpy looking outdoor diner is eating, . . . . Continue Reading »
The government has taken two actions that certainly don’t give one cause for confidence. On one hand, the FDA has said meat from cloned animals is safe! No question! Eat away! On the other hand the people at the Department of Agriculture seem to be not so sure. It is urging a volunteer . . . . Continue Reading »
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