Badlands

by Joseph Bottum

My quick romp through the South Dakota political scene is just out in the new issue of the Weekly Standard . . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

Freezing Dead Fetuses vs. Freezing Live Embryos

by Joe Carter

After raiding a Maryland abortion clinic, government officials discover jars of dead fetuses : Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month. The state Board of Physicians ordered Dr. Steven Brigham . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

Full Review of Jeremy Lott’s William F. Buckley

by Hunter Baker

I’ve now had the chance to finish Lott’s book about William F. Buckley.  He wrote the book as part of the Christian Encounters series for Thomas Nelson.  The book is a quick read and is absolutely packed with interesting information about WFB.  I say that as a person . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

Sept. 10 is “Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day”—With Exceptions

by Wesley J. Smith

September 10 is Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day.  Good.  But, I fear not very effective.The well meaning people behind WSPD have missed-or were afraid of the controversy that would be caused by tackling—the proverbial elephant in the living room.  You see, many high profile . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

by Joe Carter

[Note: Since its a holiday—and because I can’t find much else to write about—I thought I’d post another thought experiment.] In his collection of thought experiments, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten , philosopher Julian Baggini includes the following excerpt from Douglas Adam’s sci-fi . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

Contrastic!

by Matthew Milliner

“Mary Immaculate precedes all others, including obviously Peter himself and the Apostles.”  - John Paul II,  Mulieris Dignitatem “Thou goest to a woman?  Do not forget thy whip!”  - Nietzsche,  Thus Spoke Zarathustra . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2010 0

Bioethicists Say IPSCs as Ethically Fraught as ESCR—Baloney

by Wesley J. Smith

Stem cell bioethicists apparently have claimed that IPSCs—skin or other cells reprogrammed to be stem cells—“are as morally fraught” as ESCR—stem cells taken from destroying human embryos.   Baloney.  ESCR is, by the very way the cells are derived and . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2010 0

Tempering terrorism

by David T. Koyzis

I am all for the revival of the humanities in our universities, but The Globe and Mail’s John Allemang may be expecting too much: Can the liberal arts cure jihadists? If not, they might at least persuade moderate terrorists to settle for incremental . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2010 0

Compassion and Choices Uses Murder/Suicide to Advertise Doctor Prescribed Death in Montana

by Wesley J. Smith

The pro assisted suicide group Compassion and Choices, along with a compliant media, continues to romanticize self destruction as an answer to the problem of human suffering. Latest example: In Montana, a man murdered his wife, who had cerebral palsy, set his house on fire, and then, shot . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Sep 2010 0

Jeremy Lott’s Life of Buckley

by Hunter Baker

The Thomas Nelson company sent me AmSpec alumnus Jeremy Lott’sWilliam F. Buckley.  I will write a full review later, but I have just begun the book and can already tell that Lott is going to bring attention to some underappreciated territory.His hook is that Bill Buckley was more or less . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Sep 2010 0