Just because we can do something in science, that doesn’t mean we should do it. That verity should be kept in mind as we ponder the news that scientists have created an artificial bacterium using synthetic genes. From the story:Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first . . . . Continue Reading »
The USCCB has announced that it will have to cut its ties (a paid membership) with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights after the LCCR endorsed President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. Bishop William Murphy, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of pop culture. Today’s theme is personality-defining books. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com .] “If you could have just one book to explain yourself, what would it . . . . Continue Reading »
In Dwelling in the Possibilities of a “Win-Win” , today’s On the Square article, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on what God may have intended for the woman with pulmonary hypertension who, with the hospital ethicist’s permission, aborted her child. Her suggestion may startle you. . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things senior editor David Goldman appeared on CNBC’s Larry Kudlow show last night to discuss the troubled financial markets. Part I Part II . . . . Continue Reading »
On Monday, May 24, ten minutes into the premiere of a heavily promoted, live, interactive game show called Million Pound Drop , viewers across Great Britain (but not in Northern Ireland) will see a thirty-second commercial that features three anxious-looking women; one is shown standing at a . . . . Continue Reading »
Like us over at Mere Orthodoxy, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen likes C.S. Lewis.As an undergrad, she was drawn to his vision of a Christianity, which fuses intellectual robustness with piety and a lively imagination. She found in him a subtle challenge to the dominant regime of physicalism, a . . . . Continue Reading »
Steve Jobs can, as one commenter said of his 2007 iPhone debut presentation, “sell ice to an Eskimo.” What’s more interesting than what he can sell, though, is what he chooses not to. After his well-publicized decision not to sanction adult-themed applications on the new iPad, . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems no amount of technology or police work can thwart the successful career arc of the Parisian Art Thief. Last night’s heist of five paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art demonstrates yet again that if you’re looking for a quick $500 million, there’s still no . . . . Continue Reading »
Just when you thought the culture couldn’t become more demeaned. From the story:It’s official. Octomom Nadya Suleman doesn’t want your dog or cat following in her footsteps. As a front yard full of paparazzi cheered her on, Suleman unveiled a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign . . . . Continue Reading »
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