In today’s Wall Street Journal, Steven Waldman looks at the data that John C. Green gathered for ” What Happened to the Values Voter? ” in our March issue. The big question for him was why the traditional Catholics voted for Obama more than Kerry. Green said that economic factors . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m sure this has something to do with an ex-boyfriend: An arsonist is apparently on the prowl for green Ford Escorts from the 1990s. Three of them have been burned in recent weeks, a series of acts that Medford police Sgt. Mike Budreau described as “pretty bizarre.” A 1995 green . . . . Continue Reading »
In “Wilder’s Defense of Free Speech,” Andrew Bostom finds literary and historical precedence in the European attempt to censor Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilder for FITNA, a film critical of Islam. Bostom calls our attention to Beaumarchais’ Marriage of Figaro , written at . . . . Continue Reading »
Ukraine is the financial basket case of the day. Bloomberg News reports this morning: S&P cut Ukraine’s credit rating by two levels last week to CCC+, seven below investment grade and the lowest in Europe. S&P also cut Latvia to below investment grade. Investors demand a record 28.1 . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t believe a word of it. The notorious Italian fertility doctor claims that nine years ago he was able to bring three cloned babies to birth. From the story:A controversial Italian doctor known for his work allowing post-menopausal women to have children has claimed in an interview to . . . . Continue Reading »
The other day I posted about how a lawyer for one of the Final Exit Network defendants said that hospice is just assisted suicide in slow motion. This is dangerous demagoguery that could convince people not to seek the benefits that hospice can provide. The National Hospice and Palliative Care . . . . Continue Reading »
No, it’s not your teenager. . . . . Continue Reading »
A study published in the February issue of Science argues that the evolutionary roots of moral disgust may be linked to our reaction to poison and disease: In the study, the scientists examined facial movements when participants tasted unpleasant liquids and looked at photographs of disgusting . . . . Continue Reading »
When the smartest Republican governor, Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal, sounds dumb in responding to the administration’s economic plan, something is drastically wrong. On the face of it the Obama plan is the most easily ridiculed policy vehicle to stumble down Pennsylvania Avenue since Gerald . . . . Continue Reading »
The Hastings Center published an article in its journal IRB: Ethics and Human Research (“Including Persons with Alzheimer Disease in Research on Comorbid Conditions,” 31, no. 1 (2009): 1-6) that I found both alarming and a sign of the increased desire among some in the bioethics and . . . . Continue Reading »
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