‘Disney-Like Sensorial Interfaces’
by James PoulosDon’t call it a simulacrum . . . . . Continue Reading »
Humane Watch Lauds A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy
by Wesley J. SmithHumane Watch has raved about my new book. Not surprising, you might say, since a blog dedicated to being a watchdog over the stealth animal rights organization, the Humane Society of the United States, is hardly likely to turn thumbs down. But still: If I had gotten it wrong, the writers of the blog . . . . Continue Reading »
More on Thiessen’s Moral Muddles
by R. R. RenoFor those interested in a detailed discussion of the flaws in Marc Thiessen’s use of double effect to justify “enhanced interrogation techniques,” as well as a sober overall judgment about the moral status of our interrogation policies after 9/11, see Christopher Tollefsen’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Dennis Miller and Jim Bohannon Set Next Week to Discuss A Rat is a Pig, etc.
by Wesley J. SmithI have two national radio shows scheduled next week for your listening pleasure. The first is Dennis Miller on Monday, March 1, at 8:33 AM Pacific Time. (The program may air at a different time where you live. Here’s the live link.) This will be my first time on Miller’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Moral Agency Justifies Human Exceptionalism
by Wesley J. SmithJoseph Bottum made the point here the other day , commenting on the tragedy in which a killer whale drowned one of his trainers, that humans have no moral claim to make against animals that would require them to respect our lives and bodily integrity. How can it be denied? That we have no rights . . . . Continue Reading »
The Daily Office
by David T. KoyzisMore than three decades ago I discovered a form of prayer that transformed what up to then had been a rather feeble prayer life. Continue Reading »
Killer Whale Tragedy Illustrates Moral Difference Between Humans and Animals
by Wesley J. SmithWhen an orca drowned one of his trainers at Orlando’s Sea World, nobody discussed “punishing” or otherwise holding him morally accountable. Indeed, the very notion is nonsensical, as a consequence of which, the question about “what to do” has properly revolved . . . . Continue Reading »
Note On Exceptionalism
by James PoulosWhatever you want to call the doctrine that America must continue indefinitely to use its ideology as a tool in proactively working to shape world order, the key point is that such an effort may today be desirable and essential on the one hand and self-destructive and unsustainable on the other. . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama, Cranky Professor
by Ivan KenneallySince my computer is less than cooperative tonight I’m going to dispense with providing links and trust your techno-competence to track them down, if you like. We’ve had enough snow here in Rochester that I’ve been reduced to watching some of the Health Care Summit and I thought I . . . . Continue Reading »
Heading to New York To Speak to the UN-UNIS and Doing Other Things About Town
by Wesley J. SmithLate next week I will be in New York. Big doings.First, I have been asked to tape an interview for use on Penn and Teller’s Showtime program as the voice opposing assisted suicide. It is my understanding that P and T are for assisted suicide, so I am to be the designated cannon . . . . Continue Reading »
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