A few weeks ago, as I have mentioned previously, I debated bioethicist and scientist Gregor Stock about designer babies. An audience member has written a summary of that clash that pretty accurately summarizes our respective positions. From the article in the CBC Newsletter by Evan Rosa . . . . Continue Reading »
At a recent conference, I participated in a plenary panel session on the question of whether libertarians and social conservatives can get along. I advocated for common ground from the social conservative position, but also sought to help the audience think through some of the basic issues . . . . Continue Reading »
You can’t make some things up. All Nippon Airlines is asking passengers to use the facilities before boarding. Why? Using the toilet will lighten the passenger, hence lightening their collective weight, meaning—are you ready for it?—fewer carbon emissions! . . . . Continue Reading »
D. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and the author of Surveying America’s Leadership: A Study of the White House Fellows , on the effect of civilian and military leaders meeting as White House Fellows : Because the White House Fellowship draws younger leaders from many . . . . Continue Reading »
Cruelty, the famous theorist Judith Shklar tells us, is the worst thing we do. For small-l and big-L liberals as different as Richard Rorty and George Kateb, cruelty is borne of moral solipsism, an overly me-centric attitude toward experience that blinds us to the truth about the reality of other . . . . Continue Reading »
The White House has released a list of forty-five artworks that will decorate the Obama’s private residence, West Wing offices, and the East Wing. Michelle Obama worked with curators from the White House and the museums to select each of the pieces. Apparantly, the First Lady really, really . . . . Continue Reading »
Those looking for the full-Gonzo narrative account of some of the more interesting 48 hours of my life will have to look elsewhere, if I ever get around to writing it. Short version: It was fun, nobody died. What follows is more like a post-mortem that includes things that surprised me, things that . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what will happen if we permit government cost/benefit boards to decide on what treatments—and patients—are worth spending money on—and which aren’t. The Province of Ontario, Canada, has limited life extending treatment for terminal colon cancer patients to save . . . . Continue Reading »
Being a student of Voegelin, a philosophical groupie as it were, I’ve long wanted to attend one the annual American Political Science Association meetings held throughout the country and Canada. This year’s event was held last month in Toronto and has, of course, been blogged . . . . Continue Reading »
The latest edition of my podcast is up and ready for your listening (I hope) enjoyment. In this edition, I discuss the issue of “animal standing” to bring lawsuits, and the now confirmed regulations “czar,” Cass Sunstein’s, support for the proposal.If we want to . . . . Continue Reading »
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