Contraception coverage collides with Catholic Church Thousands of Catholic Church employees in Wisconsin are now eligible for birth control coverage through their health insurance plans, under the budget bill passed by the Legislature last year. But because the church considers artificial . . . . Continue Reading »
From ” Our Daughter Isn’t A Selfish Brat; Your Son Just Hasn’t Read Atlas Shrugged .” When little Aiden toddled up our daughter Johanna and asked to play with her Elmo ball, he was, admittedly, very sweet and polite. I think his exact words were, “Have a ball, peas . . . . Continue Reading »
My old business partner and mentor in supply-side economics, the late Jude Wanniski, used to say that the electorate is like a diamond: it looks cloudy, but if you cut it just right, all becomes clear. Think of “wedge” issues as a diamond-cutter’s chisel. Americans are tolerant . . . . Continue Reading »
In Mary and the Modern University , today’s first “On the Square” article, R. R. Reno reflects on the question of what Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular bring to the modern university, the typical secular answer being: nothing but obscurantism and blind faith. . . . . Continue Reading »
In More on Plagiarism , R. R. Reno admits that he feels repentant for reproving Paul Griffiths for thinking people saw knowledge as a possession and therefore saw plagiarism as stealing instead of lying. He might be more surprised to find out how many people think it’s not lying . . . . Continue Reading »
“Would Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn be on Ritalin today?” asked child psychiatrist Dr. Lawrence H. Diller in a 2004 meeting with the President’s Council on Bioethics. “No doubt in my mind that they would be if they lived in my community. I see Tom Sawyers weekly.” Anne . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a peculiar American tendency to bifurcate public debates into two sides, one “pro-” and the other “anti-” (e.g., abortion, climate change, homosexuality). The science and religion debate is no exception. BioLogos has a helpful feature on their website that shows . . . . Continue Reading »
Did you watch Ted Olson’s interview on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace? Consider the irony: Olson is a conservative legal giant who argued the winning side of the recent Prop 8 decision in California. Watch the video below and weigh his argument.BIG QUESTION #1: Does the U. S. Constitution . . . . Continue Reading »
Coming tomorrow in On the Square: first, R. R. Reno reflects on what Christianity in general and Catholicism in general brings to the modern university, and then David Goldman offers a Rooseveltian plan for increasing employment and challenging the unions. Until then, you might want to look at this . . . . Continue Reading »
My posting yesterday about Stanley Fish’s deflationary remarks about plagiarism elicited a number of nuanced, reflective comments from readers, many of whom are teachers who grapple with the problem of plagiarism on a regular basis. The comments induced in me a moment of repentance. In his . . . . Continue Reading »
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