In the Wall Street Journal , William McGurn wonders why Samuel Alito’s Catholicism was so much more discussed than Sonia Sotomayor’s: It’s possible, of course, that Democrats and their allies in the media and activist community no longer regard Catholics with the suspicion they . . . . Continue Reading »
On memoirs , one more time: “In the end, every sentence with the word I in it is a lie: self-justifying, self-righteous, self-conscious, self-sick.” . . . . Continue Reading »
From Southern Appeal : One thing is becoming clear in the early rounds of questioning at Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing: Judge Sotomayor appears to insist that her past words be interpreted according to her original intent. I wonder if she would insist that the words . . . . Continue Reading »
In a puff piece about how wonderful Attorney General Eric Holder is, the Washington Post noted his plans to begin investigations into the behavior of officials in the Bush administration: Then came a bombshell three days ago that has sent Washington political circles reeling: Holder’s . . . . Continue Reading »
“This is my father’s world,” we sang Sunday in church, in the familiar hymn. Certainly it was easy to believe so. Storms had gone through the area the night before, the sun was bright, but the air was clear, without the oppressive humidity that is usual in July. Birds are . . . . Continue Reading »
In Reason magazine, Radley Balko continues his coverage of a botched SWAT raid in a small town in Maryland. The libertarian Reason often understands itself as somehow opposed to the religious intellectual analysis that First Things does, but the rise of no-knock raids and paramilitary police forces . . . . Continue Reading »
I have previously discussed the case of a Canadian woman who wishes to accompany her terminally ill husband to Switzerland for a joint assisted suicide—this even though she is not ill. A Canadian assisted suicide activist approved of the plan as a prophylactic against future suffering.Well, . . . . Continue Reading »
At our Postmodern Conservative blog Ralph Hancock shares some thoughts on Bastille Day . Ralph’s not a fan: As I awoke this morning I was treated to a most light-hearted remembrance of Bastille day on NPR. Nothing is so merry, it seems, as stringing up a few “aristocrats” from light . . . . Continue Reading »
Some bioethicists believe we all have a duty to be experimented on. The nature of this duty takes several forms, for example there is a the utilitarian view that we must as individuals subsume our own desires to promote the greater good. Three bioethicists, writing in JAMA, (G. Owen . . . . Continue Reading »
The Duty to Die goes into effect under Obamacare:PETA’s “Kentucky Fried Cruelty Campaign Doesn’t Seem to be Going Too . . . . Continue Reading »
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