Whenever I hear a pundit or politician sayas they do every two yearsthat this season has seen the nastiest, most negative electoral campaigning in American history, I wonder: “Who was their history teacher?” Because the midterm elections of 2010 ain’t got nothing on . . . . Continue Reading »
I wondered what that woman meant.Why my attempt to TP Peter Singer’s house didn’t quite work out:A human exceptionalist holds true to his . . . . Continue Reading »
Since the middle ages and the rise of the universities as distinct institution, the academic life has been a ripe target for satire. I can’t say this video is as artful as send up of scholastic logic and disputation in The Battle of the Seven Arts by Henri d’Andeli, but has some funny . . . . Continue Reading »
Back in the 1980s when I was still young, I was the fourth talk show host on the three talk show station, KGIL Radio in LA—meaning, I was the regular fill-in host (I sure loved that gig!). The star of the station in the evening drive time slot was a strong feminist and very pro choice advocate . . . . Continue Reading »
Austin Ruse has a dispiriting report from a recent pro-life conference held at Princeton University: Abortion advocates came with a great deal of confidence and a clear agenda. Many of the pro-lifers came with little more than good will, not a little embarrassment, and in many cases an incomplete . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s what I think about the election: The forecasts—based on complicated models—found in the APSA’s PS by real social scientists—with the exception of the one by the astute James Campbell—are, as usual, too timid in terms of picking up the impending surge. . . . . Continue Reading »
Each year, as the month of October draws to a closeand late-afternoon shadows grow longer earlier, and theres a chill in the wind, and bright leaves swirl down into a carpet of red and gold beneath bare branchesmy thoughts turn not just to Halloween, but to Halloweens long past. . . . . Continue Reading »
In . . . of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves , today’s “On the Square” article, David Hart reflects on those times when we are “most immediately aware of the numinous within nature” and the “dreadful superstition” that there are no spirits of the . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: This Sunday youre likely to encounter creatures that are strange, shocking, and slightly scary (goblins, vampires, Lutherans, etc.). October 31 is both Halloween and Reformation Day, and since both sit uncomfortably side-by-side on the calendar, it seemed fitting to put them . . . . Continue Reading »
Only a very small percentage (7.5%, “using the most optimistic set of assumptions”) of embryos used in in vitro fertilization will become babies , according to a study by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. At the same time, some doctors are advising young women to freeze . . . . Continue Reading »