Playing the Venereal Game
by George WeigelPlaying the game of the delightful celebration of imaginative collective nouns can soothe the spirit in the face of life’s seemingly endless frustrations, vicissitudes, or annoyances. Continue Reading »
Knowing Animals, Knowing God
by Ephraim RadnerShould we care about extinction? We hear all kinds of numbers about this. At the top end, some claim that well over 10,000 species of life, animal and vegetable, are disappearing every year. This is exponentially higher than the “natural” (that is, not human-influenced) rate of species . . . . Continue Reading »
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
by EditorsOur editors reflect on Gustave Flaubert, Anglo-Saxon illustrations, Yuko Tsushima, C. S. Lewis, and James Herriot. Continue Reading »
Lupine Lessons
by Eve TushnetThe wolves behind the fence at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York, were lithe and rangy. They weren’t big. They didn’t slaver. They trotted up and down as our human guide told us charming tales of wolf-ambassadors, wild creatures who trusted their handlers enough to come out . . . . Continue Reading »
James Herriot and the Desire for Home
by Jonathon Van MarenJames Herriot’s values had nothing to do with comfort and everything to do with gratitude. Continue Reading »
Kosher Slaughter and the Dignity of All Creatures
by Rafi EisThe E.U. is concerned with minimizing pain, but in the process allows the human character to become indifferent to the loss of animal life. Continue Reading »
Penguin Dysphoria
by Fr. George W. RutlerA four-month-old Gentoo chick at London's Sea Life Aquarium will be the world's first “genderless” penguin. Continue Reading »
“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry
by Wesley J. SmithThose who throw out accusations of “speciesism” seek to subvert human exceptionalism. Their framework should be rejected as a prescription for tyranny every time it is proposed. Continue Reading »
Violent Lessons
by Matthew SchmitzChildren are not exposed to enough violence. Yes, I know the grim statistics, how a child who enters middle school has already witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 other violent acts on TV. As he and his friends enter adolescence, they take up first-person shooter video games. In college, he becomes . . . . Continue Reading »
Animal Rights Would Ban Pets
by Wesley J. SmithThe ultimate goal of animal rights is not to improve our treatment of animals, but to end all animal domestication. Continue Reading »
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