Obama, the candidate (June 2008) : “And Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.” The Obama Administration (July 2009) : “The United States views East Jerusalem as no different than an illegal West Bank outpost with regard to its demand for a . . . . Continue Reading »
Slate’s Will Saletan has an essay in today’s New York Times Book Review, and it is of a species that always drives me a little around the corner. He writes that our organs will soon either be viewed as a commodity or an asset of the commons, depending on whether we go . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert P. George, a member of First Things ’ editorial board, published an op-ed piece in this morning’s Wall Street Journal . It concerns the issue of same-sex marriage and the courts. Here is an excerpt: We are in the midst of a showdown over the legal definition of marriage. Though . . . . Continue Reading »
Houston Baptist University publishes this wonderful new periodical called The CIty . (Full disclosure: I am one of its advisory editors). In the Winter 2008 issue, Matthew Lee Anderson , published an insightful essay, “The New Evangelical Scandal.” My good friend, Professor John Mark . . . . Continue Reading »
A canonical Jewish joke tells of the Jewish family in the old country many years ago that invites a poor man to Sabbath dinner. The hostess brings out a dish of smoked whitefish, and the poor man proceeds to wolf it down. Chagrined, the hostess says, “You know, whitefish is very . . . . Continue Reading »
This isn’t about the legality of abortion, but whether they should be paid for on the public’s dime. Right now, it isn’t—not even under Medicaid. But if the Dems have their way, abortion will be covered by the “public” insurance “option”—and . . . . Continue Reading »
A shower curtain for the faithful:and another, more crusadery:For I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.And Christians need shower curtains, too.[Rating: 15 out of . . . . Continue Reading »
M.K. Bhadrakumar, my colleague at Asia Times Online, must be the world’s most infuriating journalist. A former Indian ambassador to Turkey and various points in Central Asia, he can be counted on to take Russia’s side on any issue that might arise. His rambling portmanteau reports read . . . . Continue Reading »
An Arabic-script vase:Because Muslims need somewhere to put their flowers, too.[Rating: 20 out of . . . . Continue Reading »
The controvers over the end of life counseling section of the House health care reform bill has raised fears that such counseling could become persuasion to refuse care—particularly since the point of the agenda is to cut costs. Over at Secondhand Smoke , I illustrate the potential . . . . Continue Reading »
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