On the outskirts of Moscow, there is an Orthodox Christian memorial. The site, known as Butovo, once belonged to a private estate. The Soviets expropriated the land after the revolution and turned it into a firing range. It was there during Stalin’s purges that more than 20,000 “enemies of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I never meant to start an argument about addiction. I had carried my private doubts on the subject around in my head for years, in the “heresy” section where I keep my really risky thoughts. And I don’t recommend disagreeing in public with Hollywood royalty, either, which is how it happened. . . . . Continue Reading »
If torture is wrong, it’s wrong whether or not it works. It’s wrong because it’s torture. Continue Reading »
President Trump deserves our prayers, but not our blind loyalty or trust, because one can never be too careful in protecting and preserving human life—and monitoring politicians who pledge to uphold it. Continue Reading »
Forty-four years after Roe, a reverence for the sanctity of human life still burns in the spirit of far too many people to ignore. Continue Reading »
Will the entertainment industry seek ways to placate (and profit from) viewers in that great swath of the country referred to as the heartland? Continue Reading »
If we feel stymied by the imprecision of sonograms and other tools for looking inside the bodies of others, we should feel at least as frightened by the fallibility of our own wills, and the unreliable view they give us of the souls of others. Continue Reading »
I spent yesterday scrolling through your photos, coming to the painful realization that nearly every woman I know is not only pro-choice—I’ve known that for years—but proudly pro-choice: so proud that you will happily parade your pro-choiceness all over the world and proclaim it on all of your social media pages, as if it were a positive good. Continue Reading »
Nat Hentoff epitomized that “power of life.” So, fare thee well, you wonderful Jewish, atheist, civil-libertarian, leftwing pro-lifer. Continue Reading »
What I miss about the first Bush is that, while he had no program, and no principles beyond his bromides about service and patriotism, those bromides contained valuable ideas.
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