Yawper

Repent evil fuel-users, the end is nigh.  Or so we are told, and told, and told.  The evidence is so overwhelming that “science” cannot afford the luxury of debate.  An editorial today conveys the hysterics.  The stage is set, according to the LA Times, for “for catastrophic flooding, destruction of valuable buildings, costly damage to […]

Two physicians, writing for the Journal of Medical Ethics, argue for the legalization of infanticide.  In the paper, Doctors Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva argue that newborn babies are not really persons and are therefore “morally irrelevant,” thus permitting a procedure euphemistically termed “after birth abortion.” There should be nothing shocking about the article, “After-birth […]

That question is usually answered by a feeble recitation of some trope learned from a high school history teacher.  The more humble mutter about “learning from the past.”  Those seeking to impress regurgitate Santayana’s exhortation about how “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The seed of truth is there, […]

If you agree with the many prognosticators predicting that the “higher education bubble” will burst, the most recent report (What Will They Learn, 2011-2012) by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is another ill omen.  The first key finding of that report is that “colleges are not delivering on their promise.” The bubble […]