A strange thing happened last week just after Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner delivered his speech on United States–China cooperation at Peking University, in which he claimed a U.S. commitment to debt reduction and increased fiscal responsibility. Reported the People’s Daily : . . . . Continue Reading »
In Conway, Arkansas, Pvt. William Long was laid to rest today. (Previously: An Attack in Little Rock. ) From the Associated Press via KUAR : About 200 people packed into the Harlan Park Baptist Church for the service. Standing behind his son’s open, flag-draped casket, Long’s father, . . . . Continue Reading »
Now, in Memphis, Tennessee, where I come from, barbecue is a religion, and if I haven’t heard of miracle healings and raisings-from-the-dead attributed to somebody’s secret sauce recipe, surely it’s because I wasn’t paying attention. Being from Memphis, and subscribing as I . . . . Continue Reading »
Criticism of President Obama’s speech in Cairo has been offered aplenty from conservative pundits on the web— largely focusing, it appears, on what they deem an overly- conciliatory attitude toward Islam. Thus, for instance, at a National Review symposium, Bat Ye’Or applies . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama’s failure to mention the historic tie of the Jewish people to the land of Israel elicited outraged comment from Jewish sources, for example this one from this morning’s editorial in the Jerusalem Post:In his Cairo address the day before to the Muslim and Arab worlds, the president . . . . Continue Reading »
MercatorNet—whose mission is “reframing ethical and policy debates in terms of human dignity”—has compiled a list of twenty public intellectuals who promote some aspect of human dignity : After asking friends and contributors to nominate public intellectuals who support human . . . . Continue Reading »
A new kit that allows pregnant women to test the gender of their fetus is about to be marketed—opening up the door to sex selection abortions. As I point out at Secondhand Smoke : How ironic that a procedure [abortion] intended by its supporters to liberate women is likely to become a . . . . Continue Reading »
It is extremely ironic that the right to abortion has materially impacted the “right” to procreation. The thinking appears to be along these lines: The right to terminate a pregnancy means that women also have the right to ensure that they only bear the kind of baby they want when . . . . Continue Reading »
Don’t miss The Anchoress on the media’s deification of Obama. And, while you’re at it: the self-aware blogger on blogging. . . . . Continue Reading »
While everyone is discussing the Conservative party victories in the recent British local elections, one begins to wonder what kind of society is being conserved ? Church care homes could be forced to remove crucifixes from their walls in case they offend “atheist cleaners” under the . . . . Continue Reading »
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