SNL Takes Down Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton

by Wesley J. Smith

This very funny satirical sketch takes down the two most notable women in contemporary American politics. . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2008 0

The Triumphs and Tribulations of Rasing a Down Child

by Wesley J. Smith

The Washington Post has a sobering front page story about what it is like to raise a Down child: Credit the selection of Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential candidate for the interest shown. I was heartened by some of what I read, and very much appalled. From the story:But the parents of children who . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2008 0

Veganism May Shrink the Brain

by Wesley J. Smith

Well, this explains a lot. (Just kidding.) There is a theory that eating meat is one reason why human beings developed our bigger brains. Now, credence might be added to that hypothesis with a study that shows non meat eating might actually shrink the brain. From the story: Scientists have . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2008 0

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

by Ryan T. Anderson

The latest example of how Catholic schools succeed where others cannot, courtesy of George Will in today’s Washington Post . It began in 1996 with 79 students meeting in the four corners of a roller-skating rink. Today the 540 students — most from two-parent families with an average of . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2008 0

Palin Derangement Syndrome Continues

by Wesley J. Smith

The kind of vitriol still being aimed at Sarah Palin, as I have said previously, is not because of energy policy. It is because she has become a cultural symbol that some hate so deeply they are even willing to politically harm their own candidate in what appears to be a vain effort to destroy . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2008 0

The Palin Interview in Full

by Nathaniel Peters

After watching clips of Charles Gibson’s interview with Sarah Palin, my impressions were similar to those of Ross Douthat and Clive Crook at the Atlantic . But if Mark Levin’s website is accurate, there were some passages where Palin showed greater depth and subtlety that were edited . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2008 0

If It’s Good Enough For the Animal Liberation Front, It’s Good Enough for Global Warming Activists

by Wesley J. Smith

This is a disturbing turn of events. I noted to myself, but did not bring it up here, that a UK jury acquitted vandals who attacked a coal plant because it felt that fighting global warming justified their lawlessness.I bring it up now because it turns out that result was helped to be brought about . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2008 0

Science Friday

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Yesterday, Stephen Barr was kind enough to explain to us how the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva could revolutionize the field of fundamental physics for the FT lay reader. While Barr’s article doesn’t go into what happens if we’re all sucked into black holes , or if the . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2008 0

Re: Palin the Theocrat and the Non-Woman

by Nathaniel Peters

Those are good finds , Keith. If we leave aside the patently false assertions about book banning and evolution, and the misinterpretation of Palin’s remarks at her former church, we can focus on Doniger’s remarks on womanhood. Doniger articulates beliefs that many pro-choice people . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2008 0

Dangerous Trig

by Nathaniel Peters

The Wall Street Journal has a collection of recent writings against Trig Palin, or more specifically against Sarah Palin for giving birth to Trig. I had suspected that many in the media felt threatened by a mother who would give birth to a son with Downs, but Salon’s Cintra Wilson takes the . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2008 0