The sheer arrogance of the leaders of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine is such that they seem to be practicing for the coming oligarchy rather than participating in an institution of democratic governance. Recently, it met—apparently in secret and in violation of . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Alain de Botton on fasting for the mind : A student pursuing a degree in the humanities can expect to run through 1,000 books before graduation day. A wealthy family in England in 1250 might have owned three books: a Bible, a collection of prayers, and a life of the saints—this modestly . . . . Continue Reading »
A UK general practitioner has admitted to killing patients based on “compassion.” From the story:Dr Howard Martin, once feared to be a “second Harold Shipman” [a UK physician mass murderer], told The Daily Telegraph that he gave what proved to be fatal doses of painkillers to . . . . Continue Reading »
With Father’s Day closing in, the question of what to get for Dad this year looms large. He’s got far too many ties, including a few (relics of Father’s Days past) that he wore once and will never, ever wear again. He’s got the original Star Wars trilogy (Widescreen Edition with . . . . Continue Reading »
The old saying used to be, “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out,” but in the case of modern-day soccer, it may be something like, “I went to a vuvuzela concert and a soccer match broke out.” Such is the word proffered by today’s Onion in its trademark, . . . . Continue Reading »
My friend Stephen Barr is one of the gentlest people I know, and I’m surprised but grateful to have him weigh in on the death penalty . I only wish he were replying to my actual argument—as mentioned in my online discussions of the Ronnie Lee Gardner case on Monday and on Friday , and as . . . . Continue Reading »
As a former resident of Louisiana, I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the oil disaster. The scope is difficult to contemplate. In my travels around the Internet, I ran across this website, where you can put in your hometown or any other location and see just how large the . . . . Continue Reading »
It is not clear to me how much of Jody Bottum’s moral analysis in ” Blood for Blood ” and ” They Did It ” is meant to apply only to sad case of the person just executed and how much is meant to apply to all uses of the death penalty by modern states. I will only address . . . . Continue Reading »
We all know the circumspect pro-lifers who will endorse restricting abortion only to rapidly follow their statement with a modifier. It goes like this:But if you plan on telling women they can’t abort babies, then you’d better be ready to establish orphanages, pay for healthcare, . . . . Continue Reading »
I ran across a bizarre story today. The poor fellow wanted to change the channel on the TV, and his wife and children attacked him, evidently banging his head against the wall. End result: death. Yes, strange, but what’s stranger is the reason the family reacted so violently. Evidently . . . . Continue Reading »
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