Today the Church remembers St. John Chrysostom, a great preacher and leader in the early Church. Made Archbishop of Constantinople in 398, he was impolitic enough to denounce the opulence, hypocrisy, and debauchery of the imperial court, earning him banishment in 403. While I was writing a . . . . Continue Reading »
Today in “On the Square,” Joseph Bottum describes what would have been for some others a misspent weekend, spent watching the old televisions how What’s My Line? on Youtube. And in Lining Culture finds that what “the weird, silly, self-important old show did have, that would . . . . Continue Reading »
For the last few days we have been discussing cost cutting and the threat of rationing in the context of Obamacare, focusing on proposals that the govt. and private insurance not cover some efficacious treatments based on cost/benefit analyses, sometimes called evidence based medicine.This morning I . . . . Continue Reading »
When the Democrats shoved Obamacare down our throats despite having badly lost the national political debate, and after resorting to one of the most dishonest advocacy efforts I have ever seen, they assured themselves it would get more popular once people found out what is in it. Wrong. . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friends at National Review have presented a strong defense of traditional marriage : What the institution and policy of marriage aims to regulate is sex, not love or commitment. These days, marriage regulates sex (to the extent it does regulate it) in a wholly non-coercive manner, sex outside . . . . Continue Reading »
Economist Robin Hanson raises an interesting question : A key pillar of modern morality is the sanctity of romantic love. We reel in horror at the thought of “backward” societies, including our ancestors’, who arrange marriages without intense emotional romantic love. . . . . Continue Reading »
When I first read about “Sacramentans” at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, I thought it was referring to some sort of Catholic order that I had never heard about. But then I realized it just meant “people from Sacramento.” Sacramento, California . That explains a lot: . . . . Continue Reading »
One version of my study that shows stuff is now available. . . . . Continue Reading »
I got a big chuckle a few weeks ago when the NYT editorialized against rationing supposed fear mongering—and then pushed rationing. Well, the Old Gray Leftie Lady is at it again, claiming that the rationing comparative effectiveness panel established by Obamacare is . . . . Continue Reading »
While I’m mentioning conferences you may want to attend, here are two more. First, Robert George, a member of our editorial board, will be giving the Archbishop Gerety Lecture at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. He will be speaking on “Natural Law, God, and Human . . . . Continue Reading »
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