C. Ben Mitchell used to head the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and is now a professor in moral philosophy at Union University in Tennessee. He has a book review, reprinted in the current Center for Bioethics in the Culture newsletter. I am excerpting parts of it because he really . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature , George Weigel considers what should happen next for the Legionaries of Christ and its affiliated lay movement, Regnum Christi: 1. The prime imperative for the immediate future is to dismantle the “grand narrative” of Legion history within both the . . . . Continue Reading »
This video is a bit cheesy and goes on too long (it could use tighter editing) but I was compelled to post it because the first monk reminds me of one of my favorite minor characters in literature: Friar John from Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel . While I’m not Catholic, I do descend . . . . Continue Reading »
1. In my continuing outreach to the Porchers, let me highlight an argument against “Great Books” education that I read and heard lately in various places by the eminent Dr. Pat Deneen. (I’m too lazy to link and Patrick is free to correct.) 2. First off, it’s relativistic. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington DC City Council has legalized the usual botch of a medical marijuana system—although without the part of people growing their own plants, apparently. The Washington Post hits a point in this controversy that is too seldom noticed—MM isn’t dispensed in a truly . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Twain once said that, “Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.” In our age, though, people still have reason to blush, but don’t seem to remember how. As Christine Rosen notes , we now live in a post-embarressment era: What ever happened to embarrassment? Why are an . . . . Continue Reading »
When the new counterfeit-resistant $100 bill was introduced last week I lamented how ugly our money had become. Today I found even more reason to be discouraged: I see what should have been . Designer Michael Tyznik offers an alternative design that is as beautiful as the real bill is homely. The . . . . Continue Reading »
I have never quite understood the media’s vapors over “face transplants.” After all, if we can transplant a liver or a heart, why not replacing flesh on a face that has been badly deformed by a terrible accident? There is certainly no substantive ethical distinction . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’re planning to be on the North Carolina outer banks Memorial Day, you’ll want to stop by the Sanderling Resort at Duck Beach for quite a unique set of talks , to be followed by discussion. This is hosted by the up-and-coming new educational foundation, The John Adams Center . . . . Continue Reading »
Meghan McArdle suggests —as a time capsule—looking back in the order history to see what the first thing you bought from Amazon was. On May 21, 1998, she says, she bought The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Miss Manners’ Guide for the Turn of the Millenium . An interesting experiment. . . . . Continue Reading »
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