I have noted here on more than one occasion that we are in the midst of a coup de culture that seeks to supplant the Judeo/Christian philosophical underpinning of society with one that combines explicit utilitarianism, open support for hedonistic indulgence, and a “faith” founded neo . . . . Continue Reading »
Primary season is fully upon us, and now the Fourth of July is here. Seasoned political observers know what to expect from the candidates—a dozen or so very ambitious people, flag-pinned and furrow-browed, speaking earnestly about their love for America. Patriotic sentiment is a sine qua non . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1931 the Statute of Westminster elevated the so-called Dominions within the British Empire to a status of equality with the United Kingdom itself. These included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the Union of South Africa and the Irish Free State. The Empire thus became the . . . . Continue Reading »
George Wil l is endorsing and so trying to mainstream a new book convincingly making the case case that a Democratic president and Congress prodded the basically unaccountable Fannie Mae (dominated by Democrats and basically a huge Democratic interest group) to abandon ordinary prudence or good . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare will be disastrous for Medicare recipients. $500 billion came out of the program to help make Obamacare appear (through smoke and mirrors) to be fiscally responsible. Worse, it established the anti democratic and bureaucratically unaccountable quasi Star Chamber known as the Independent . . . . Continue Reading »
According to lots of Republican experts , the race for the nomination has already been winnowed down to Bachmann, Romney, and Perry. I agree with Pete that Pawlenty could come back if Bachmann self-destructs before Iowa, but that seems very unlikely. Perry, at first glance, seems like the mean . . . . Continue Reading »
The modern hospice movement began in the United Kingdom, thanks to the calling and energies of the late, great medical humanitarian, Dame Cecily Saunders. But now, a disturbing report appeared in the Telegraph indicating that tens of thousands of dying patients do not receive adequate palliative . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s Journal , Peter Berkowitz comments on the recent Supreme Court decision on selling violent video games to children. He doesn’t say explicitly what side he’s on (if any) but he does come off as much more in sympathy with the dissenters; at any rate he . . . . Continue Reading »
At Public Discourse this week, an interesting trifecta: in Monday’s installment, Michael Novak, in ” Religious Liberty and the Development of Doctrine in Islam ,” predicts: By the year 2020, rough and painful human experience will lead the Islamic nations of the Mediterranean . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1977, child psychologist James Dobson left his job at Children’s Hospital and the USC School of Medicine to open a small, two-room office, calling it Focus on the Family. During the same year Dobson created a radio show that, at its height, was heard on over 3,000 radio stations and . . . . Continue Reading »
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