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 poles. Not that the jovial announcers at NPR are particularly to blame; their casual notice of what could be . . . . Continue Reading »
More proof of a struggling economy . . . . . Continue Reading »
The Times of London reports : A worldwide Anglican schism now seems inevitable after Episcopal bishops in the United States today backed the consecration of gay bishops. Episcopal bishops approved a resolution passed earlier this week by the laity and clergy which allows “partnered gays” . . . . Continue Reading »
Although I had no intention of becoming a “Future Farmer of America” I spent my first two years of high school taking courses in Vocational Agriculture (it’s just what we do in Texas). During the winter months we’d forgo the usual sheep shearing and hog castrating to work on . . . . Continue Reading »
This article has me queasy. Yes, the writers concede that the moral obligation they seek to establish should not be legally enforceable. Yes, they reject more radical proposals that would require all individuals to sacrifice their individual interests to promote the “greater good.” . . . . Continue Reading »
The new issue of First Things is on newsstands, and the free article this month—available even to non-subscribers, if you can believe that such people exist—is Hadley Arkes’ powerful study of empathy and the rule of law : What President Obama offers in the search for empathy is not a . . . . Continue Reading »
A very good opinion piece,written by a physician and bioethicist, Dr. Bob Orr, appeared in the current AM News, which is published by the AMA. From the column:The right of conscience in medicine generated very little discussion prior to the current generation. In the 1960s and ’70s, . . . . Continue Reading »
An article, “Watching Whales Watching Us,” the cover story in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine, illustrated how profoundly anthropomorphic writers about the natural world are becoming. This is the quote that caught my eye: Somehow the more we learn about whales, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Walking through an airport the other day, I saw this cover of Harper’s , highlighting an article titled “Barack Hoover Obama: The Best and the Brightest Blow it Again.” I couldn’t help but be reminded of R.R. Reno’s article in First Things from February, “The . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things is embarking on a journey through the wild world of college rankings, and we need your help. We’d like to come up with a list of schools that provide (1) a solid academic training, (2) a diploma that will mean something at the end of day, and (3) an environment where faith, if not . . . . Continue Reading »
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