For primary-school students in the UK, studying history might soon become, well, history : Primary school pupils should learn how to blog and use internet sites like Twitter and Wikipedia and spend less time studying history, it is claimed. A review of the primary school curriculum in England will . . . . Continue Reading »
The appetite from some sectors of the biotechnology community for funding and ethical license, is never satiated. Only days after President Obama euthanized President Bush’s ESCR policy—and in the wake of the New York Times calling for revocation of the Dickey Amendment that prohibits . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Vox Nova Henry Karison has a question : Given that the United States, as a nation, has been actively involved with many intrinsic evils (unjust war, torture, the promotion of abortion, et. al), is it appropriate for a Catholic University to fly the American flag? Does that act itself give . . . . Continue Reading »
In Chinese region of Xinjiang, an overpopulation of Gerbils is threatening the ecosystem. Government officials have found a “good way to tackle the desert rat plague.” Their solution? The contraceptive pill . . . . . Continue Reading »
As we have discussed here at SHS, PETA has killed tens of thousands of dogs and cats at its Norfolk, VA headquarters in the last ten years—apparently including adoptable animals. But based on public records studied by the non profit, food industry-financed Center for Consumer Freedom, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one more striking example of how in vitro fertilization turns a human being into a commodity: If you’re angry about the AIG scandal or Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, check out what’s happening to the infertile couples and surrogate mothers involved in a California womb . . . . Continue Reading »
Among the downsides of IVF has been the overproduction of embryos, that were then put into the deep freeze. Because most of these nascent humans will never be gestated to birth, they are now looked upon as mere things to be used in research.The reason we have about 400,000 embryos in cold storage is . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the devotional magazine Magnificat had this lovely hymn for the Annunciation by Genevieve Glenn, O.S.B.: The apple tree spread wide its shade To shield the garden from the sun; In dappled light the Virgin prayed That, cloud or clear, God’s will be done. The apple blossoms frothed and . . . . Continue Reading »
Russia’s resurgent druzhiniki (volunteer civilian patrols) provide an interesting example of old-fashioned democratic action that has nothing to do with ballot boxes or liberal rights: Druzhiniki all but disappeared after the Russian government withdrew its support with the collapse of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I was just watching President Obama’s press conference and noticed that he once again dissembled on his answer regarding embryonic stem cell research. From the transcript:QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. In your remarks on stem-cell research earlier this month, you talked about a majority . . . . Continue Reading »
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