The economic downturn will hurt most people, but others could find that it’s a real lifesaver : When Gov. Martin O’Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming increasingly popular in cash-strapped states: Abolish the death . . . . Continue Reading »
We have already run two articles on the crisis within the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi. The first, by George Weigel , highlights the gravity of the situation and the need for a legate directly responsible to the pope to take charge of the Legion and save what can be saved. The second, by Fr. . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been warning for some time that ideological advocacy often masks as objective scientific reporting—both in the media and the journals—allowing political activists to promote various agendas by bootstrapping their views to the widespread respect society has for the scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
” Holy Water, Abstinence, and Mimes ” In case you’re wondering, the article answers questions about their use in keeping Lent. The answers were yes, yes, and no. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here the New York Post reports on an interesting development in my homeland: Jamaican regulators are forbidding all explicit references to sex and violence over the airwaves. The new rules from the Jamaican Broadcast Commission, announced on Saturday, ban any song or music video that depicts sexual . . . . Continue Reading »
John Tierney warns in today’s New York Times that some scientists are entering the political fray offering more political arguments and fewer well-reasoned, scientific ones. Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., a professor at the University of Colorado, argues this in a recent book, The Honest Broker . He . . . . Continue Reading »
From The Edmonton Journal comes the story of Dr. Lisa Hornberger, a renowned fetal cardiologist recruited last fall by Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta from San Fransisco: Before Hornberger arrived, pediatric cardiologists, who specialize in children rather than fetuses, were . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the Wall Street Journal , Kay Hymowitz, sees the story of Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom , as another troubling sign that fathers are loosing their foothold in society: But in all of this punditry one question goes missing: Where is Octodad? Surely Ms. Suleman’s babies have a father. Yet . . . . Continue Reading »
In a remarkable development, David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times suggesting a way to achieve “reconciliation” on the gay marriage debate that would “temporarily satisfy both sides.” This morning, Sherif Girgis and Ryan T. . . . . Continue Reading »
In his recent FT article, John DiIulio warns that after the first hundred days or so, Obama and his faith-based council “will not be able to vote “present” on faith-based initiatives.” Nor, can he expect critics “to stay quiet or be satisfied with broad or bipartisan . . . . Continue Reading »
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