The doctor turned to face us. He was a tall man, athletic and thin, put-together and with a quiet, intellectual air. He wasn’t what you’d call handsome, but he carried himself well and had a lot of things going for him: crisp posture, trousers neatly creased, expensive loafers. He even smelled . . . . Continue Reading »
Dan takes his friends for what they are: inhabitants of his world and part of his ordinary affairs; persons who become a little better, a little more fully human persons, because of Dan. Continue Reading »
All attempts to fit Thomas Becket into a mold that echoes the interests or prejudices of the writer fail to do justice to the man or to the complexities of his situation. Once he was appointed archbishop of Canterbury, for good or ill, it was his responsibility to protect the interests of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Magdalena loves potatoes. Doesn’t matter what kind. Red, yellow, Idaho, Irish, boiled, baked, or mashed. French-fried is best, but she’ll eat potatoes any way you make them and any way you dress them up. Magdalena loves potatoes so much she’ll even eat them with the skins on. Not every kid can . . . . Continue Reading »
DE GAULLE In “A Certain Idea of France” (April), Peter Hitchens goes too far when he concludes that de Gaulle was “the last stand of a great lost cause” of a Europe of independent nations: “De Gaulle’s desire for a Europe of independent nations, including a resurgent France, was doomed . . . . Continue Reading »
The defense of the indefensible often leads to a kind of derangement in otherwise rational people. Continue Reading »
Lucas Warren, a child with Down syndrome, was named the Gerber Baby of 2018—an encouraging sign in our age of anti–Down syndrome cruelty. Continue Reading »
Some abortion activists want to ban pro-life ads featuring children with Down syndrome. Continue Reading »
More than 90 percent of French children prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. Now the French government has decided the mere sight of children with Down syndrome on television is an unhappy intrusion on the national conscience. Continue Reading »
Transhumanism operates under the mistaken belief that intelligence is “the most precious and powerful resource in existence.” Continue Reading »
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