That, I suppose, is the converse of “magnificently right,” J. M. Keynes famous headline about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Fox News reports:President Obama won’t put an “artificial deadline” on Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program but said Monday that the Islamic . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. Khalil Samir S.J., an advisor to Pope Benedict XVI on Islam, writes today that the pope’s speech at Jordan’s University of Madaba was “really the key point of this pilgrimage.” Fr. Samir, who helped prepare the pope’s visit to Jordan, argues that “religion has . . . . Continue Reading »
Our family’s devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Accommodation long predates our reception into the Catholic Church. After moving to England, for example, with two children and some of our earthly belongings and bridges burned behind us and no place to live, and subsequently landing in the best . . . . Continue Reading »
Yusuf Islam, the folk musician known as Cat Stevens before he converted to Islam, was interviewed by CNN on the occasion of his first concert in Los Angeles in 33 years: CNN: Obama seems to be reaching out to people of all faiths around the world. Yusuf: I think a person like Obama has some kind of . . . . Continue Reading »
A poll has come out about the public’s attitudes toward organ donation that allegedly shows us as ignorant and unduly distrustful of the system. I think this requires a closer look. From the story “Lingering Myths Discourage Organ Donation”:Only 38% of licensed drivers have joined . . . . Continue Reading »
I can’t believe I’m having this conversation: I’m actually 100 percent positive that were Oprah on the Supreme Court she would do a good job. In a lot of ways, it’s just not that difficult a job. You need a reasonably intelligent, public-spirited individual who’s aware of . . . . Continue Reading »
“Academy Justice was Tilted Toward Women: Double Standard in Mid Sex Cases During Rempt Era” That’s the headline in The Capital , the hometown newspaper for Annapolis, Maryland, the home of the United States Naval Academy. The Capital had embarked on a three-year odyssey to get . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Frost tips me to Terry McAuliffe’s latest bit of campaign publicity — hamming it up with will.i.am, that musical posterdude of the campaign (Obama’s) which the Macker, not so long ago, was staying up nights trying to discredit into oblivion. Terry failed; but then again, he . . . . Continue Reading »
I have long marveled at the adamant efforts of many bioethicists and physician leaders to prevent doctors from participating in executions—while, ironically some of these same advocates promote the propriety of doctors engaging in assisted suicide—which is no more a legitimate medical . . . . Continue Reading »
The Global Spiral has an excerpt from John Lukacs’ latest book, Last Rites . An excerpt of an excerpt: It is arguable that the two greatest intellectual achievements of the now ended age of five hundred years have been the invention (invention, rather than discovery) of the scientific method, . . . . Continue Reading »
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