Today’s First Things Life Lesson: Do not, assuming that the tasty-looking bar sticking out of its wrapper, sitting on a table you’re walking past, is a granola bar opened by one of your children who did not finish it, take a big bite of a gerbil treat. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the Christian Legal Society case today. At first reading, it looks pretty bad—and so our friend Rick Garnett writes : The Court handed down its opinion in the Christian Legal Society case this morning. By a 5-4 vote, the Court upheld a rule requiring . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve heard the news that Sen. Byrd of West Virginia died early this morning at age 92. A news story notes that ” Buildings, By-Ways and Bridge Carry Byrd’s Name .” As if to say: “Our Work Here is Done; No Memorializing Necessary.” . . . . Continue Reading »
At the New Orleans Jazz Fest this year, Steve Martin, together with the Steep Canyon Rangers, makes the profound point about the interrelation of faith and art— Atheists Don’t Have No Songs , of course: . . . . Continue Reading »
This just makes my head explode. A woman was implanted with the wrong embryos, and rather than honor another woman’s children and let them live, immediately terminated the pregnancy process. From the story:A woman who sought help from a prominent Connecticut fertility center last . . . . Continue Reading »
Terry Teachout, the drama critic for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a fascinating article that was buried in the weekend edition of the June 26th newspaper, “Too Complicated for Words: Are our brains big enough to untangle modern art?” Here is a condensed version:The novels of [James] . . . . Continue Reading »
The Australian state of Tasmania is expected to have a bill introduced to legalize euthanasia. From the story:The Tasmanian Government is hoping its voluntary euthanasia legislation will be ready by the end of next year. The Attorney General last week announced she will use money from her . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Realm of Religious Freedom , today’s “On the Square” article, editor Joseph Bottum examines the very worrisome implications of “the administration’s favored formula for speaking about religious liberty.” He notes that the president speaks of the relatively . . . . Continue Reading »
Am I the only person astonished by the latest round in the now long simmering sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Europe? Belgian police have taken to raiding offices and—I’m not making this up—opening the tombs of former archbishops . Digging up dead clerics? . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro-choice activists are making a big deal about a new study claiming to show that human beings feel no pain until about 24 weeks into their fetal life. Lots of studies have appeared contradicting each other on this, so this is hardly news. There’s been lots of debate on this for several . . . . Continue Reading »
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