For years we have been warned that there would be a “brain drain” if we did not pour billions into ESCR and human cloning research. I have called this the “blank check” demand.Meanwhile, in Brave New Britain—the country that never says no—scientists wanting . . . . Continue Reading »
I tried to link my interview with Shelton Walden on Pacifica’s WBAI in NYC over the weekend, and the archive was, shall we say, dysfunctional. I now have the right link. If you would like to hear the interview, in which Walden and I talk at length about human exceptionalism, animal rights, . . . . Continue Reading »
Atheist Richard Dawkins has announced that he is relinquishing his post at Oxford University in order to write a book aimed at convincing children not to believe in “anti-scientific” fairy-tales. Apparently, conquering Cinderella is a full-time job. Times Columnist Libby Purves is glad . . . . Continue Reading »
With rising poverty and unemployment, the War on Poverty would seem an incontestably humane and urgent cause. In the words of Bob Geldof, “Something must be done, even if it doesn’t work.” It’s the sort of remark one would expect from a pop musician, but he has a point: We . . . . Continue Reading »
After thirty-five years of living under Roe v. Wade , many pro-life Americans are understandably weary. This frustration makes them more receptive to the arguments of those who claim that the battle against legal abortion has simply been lost, and that the only sensible goal now is to enact social . . . . Continue Reading »
Elaine Lafferty, pro-choice feminist Democrat and erstwhile editor in chief of Ms. magazine, thinks Sarah Palin is a brilliant woman : Now by “smart,” I don’t refer to a person who is wily or calculating or nimble in the way of certain talented athletes who we admire but suspect . . . . Continue Reading »
From Magnificat ‘s summary of the life of St. Martin, an Italian hermit from the 6th century: Martin’s peace, however, was soon disturbed by the appearance of a mysterious serpent that menaced him, stretching itself out before him as he prayed and slithering beside him in his sleep. . . . . Continue Reading »
This is so typical. A Swiss gynecologist death doctor named Alois Geiger admits helping with the suicide people outside his medical specialty. He is a gynecologist. From the column:Should one not be allowed to make use of medical means to release oneself from suffering? The wish to commit suicide is . . . . Continue Reading »
This is revisionism on steroids. The Hippocratic Oath is no longer taken by most doctors because it has some politically incorrect clauses, such as barring physicians from mercy killing patients, abortion, and sex with patients. I have written about those matters here at SHS before. But now an . . . . Continue Reading »
I recorded an interview with Shelton Walden a bit ago for his program Walden’s Pond on WBAI, 99.5 FM in New York. It airs today at 1 Eastern, or can be streamed here. This is a Pacifica radio station, on the left of the political spectrum as well as the radio dial, and so I was very pleased to . . . . Continue Reading »
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