Readers who enjoyed Matthew Milliner’s The Neglected Fireplace: Protestantism in the Arts , which we posted yesterday, may want to check the discussion (in which the author participated). You may also want to check out the weblog of the editor of the book reviewed: David Taylor’s Diary . . . . Continue Reading »
On Secondhand Smoke, Wesley Smith ponders the new practice of Creating Sick Pigs to Help Make Humans Well , and decides, “without joy or relish,” that it is necessary because “it is either risk mice—or as in this case, pigs—or endanger humans. So which matters . . . . Continue Reading »
As a Martin Luther King liberal—for which I am now deemed conservative (which tells you what has happened to modern liberalism)—I am always astounded when bioethics radicals claim the mantle of equality and compassion in their work. Their beliefs promote just the . . . . Continue Reading »
Forget the oil spewing out of the bottom of the Gulf, we should be worried about the type of oil that spews out of the bottom of cows. Spilled milk, says the EPA and environmentalists, is an environmental hazard : Having watched the oil gushing in the Gulf of Mexico, dairy farmer Frank Konkel has a . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Rise and Fall of Champagne Malthusians , Spiked’s editor Brendan O’Neill describes a modern “Malthusian Ball” he bravely attended, given his views: It was in the luxurious crypt of St Pancras Church in Euston [London] . . . . [W]e were invited to drink ‘luxury . . . . Continue Reading »
I greatly admire Christopher Hitchens as a writer of superior talent and vigor, even as I shake my head in wonder at his anti-Mother Theresa obsession. I have not met Hitchens—although I have been entertained by stories told about him by mutual acquaintances. And while I have read many of his . . . . Continue Reading »
If you aren’t up to speed on the Alvin Greene story—the craziest tale in political news in a long, long time—then you need to see this clip from the Daily Show: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Alvin Greene Wins South Carolina Primary www.thedailyshow.com Daily . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m writing an article about liberal eugenics and all that, and I’m actually using Rawls. Here’s (a very rough draft) snippet: American sophisticates usually speak of the significance of persons in terms of the theory of John Rawls. Rawls has become, many think, the political . . . . Continue Reading »
In the English Catholic weekly The Tablet , a useful review of the collected texts and documents of the International Theological Commission from 1969 to 2007, which the magazine titles Must for a Modern Theologian . The reviewer describes the Commission’s work this way: In his introduction . . . . Continue Reading »
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