We are individuals, not statistics. But don’t tell that to the healthcare technocrats, who are now strongly urging that the NHS give all people over 50 prescribed statin drugs to lower the risk of heart attack—even people who don’t have any apparent need for the drugs. . . . . Continue Reading »
Interestingly, I did an interview with a Polish magazine today that dealt precisely with the problem of abandoning the elderly to the abuse of euthansia and medical neglect of “quality of life” refusals of treatment.The former leader of the Catholic Church in the UK, Cardinal Cormac . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of traditionalist Catholics, the subject of William Doino’s earlier post , in the English weekly newspaper the Catholic Herald William Oddie notes that The SSPX is apparently about to go into schism over its leading bishop’s plan to return to full communion with the . . . . Continue Reading »
“Chuck was not perfect,” said Timothy George this morning in his homily at Chuck Colson’s memorial service at the National Cathedral, “but he was forgiven. He never got over the wonder and surprise of having encountered Jesus Christ as a real person, a living reality; the . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week the American Enterprise Institute’s Eric Kaufmann posted an article dissecting global demographic trends with an eye toward birthrates among the religious and the secular. His conclusion? The future is likely to be far more religious than many imagine—and not just because of . . . . Continue Reading »
I agree with Tom Hartsfield, a physics Ph.D. student writing in Real Clear Science, who writes that the National Science Foundation grants should be reserved for “science,” not “social science.” From, “NSF Should Stop Funding Social Science:” By forcing . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on his late friend, Charles W. Colson ; Back in the days when Chuck Colson was willing to run over his grandmother for Richard Nixon, I would have happily done the same to Mr. Colson. Well, that was then, and this is now. And over the past 20 years, I never met a more thoroughly . . . . Continue Reading »
I have little sympathy for a lawsuit that has been filed against the California Transplant Donor Network. Apparently, it received consent from a family for limited organ retrieval, but may have gone further than the family wanted or agreed to. And now, in the unfortunate American tradition, they . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s what Daniel Larison says at THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE. He’s not completely wrong: The claim about American’s capacity to project power is an empirical one, and it is informed by the experience of the last decade. Many, if not all, realists acknowledge that the U.S. is in . . . . Continue Reading »
As we await the results of the Holy See’s talks with the Society of St. Pius X , a prominent Catholic priest has issued an important statement about Vatican II, which is at the center of the discussions. Msgr. David Jaeger, a judge at the Roman Rota, cautioned against looking . . . . Continue Reading »
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