Like the rest of the country, we wonder whether each day will be an up day for the stock market or a down day. If we were to look at indicators for life rather than indicators of wealth, we would have to conclude that yesterday was a down day. According to this article, a new... Continue Reading →
Confused Freedom
Mark Steyn, whom I have mentioned several times before, has a brilliant observation in this article from Maclean's. Granted, the article is a bit unseemly at times; so, you may not want to read it. However, he makes the point that we live in a milieu of sexual freedoms which have made us as "free"... Continue Reading →
Rifqa Update
In case you haven't been following the Rifqa Bary story, here is the latest report, which says that she has been granted a reprieve which will allow her to stay in Florida for now. This 17 year old convert to Christianity has caused quite a stir in the media. We all still await the outcome... Continue Reading →
Global Warming on Trial?
Chris Horner from Planet Gore reports on the recent U. S. Chamber of Commerce's call to hold a hearing on anthropogenic global warming (AGW). [Read: man-made global warming]. I have reported before on the dubious nature of the claims for man-made global warming. More and more information is showing that the last decade has begun... Continue Reading →
So, I’m Psycho
Wow, people wonder why I think psychology is an unreliable science. This story tells about a recent report from the APA which explains how those who are not urgently concerned about global warming are suffering from a psychological disorder. So, I suppose I'm psycho. Maybe I am, but, if so, it isn't because of failure to... Continue Reading →
What If They’re Wrong?
Maybe our title question is one we are not supposed to ask, but, what if Al Gore and the global warming prophets of doom are wrong? Wouldn't it mean that we could drive whatever cars we wanted? Wouldn't it mean that we could have more--rather than less--babies? Wouldn't it mean no more taxing of the... Continue Reading →
Be Unfruitful & Do Not Multiply?
There are consequences for “Population” Control. Fail to take seriously the command to be fruitful and multiply, and pay the long-term consequences. Liberal policies on population control fed into the abortion mindset and cost China her future, just as China was on the verge of challenging the world as the next superpower. Could it really be the... Continue Reading →
I Could
According to this story, Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, in conjunction with a few Democrat lawmakers, is proposing Christian support for a new bill ostensibly designed to reduce the number of abortions. “Helping young people to delay sexual activity, preventing the pregnancies that people don't want, economically supporting low-income women to give them real choice... Continue Reading →
More From Eugenic Soil
In my recent Nazi euthanasia lecture, I argued that it is not in our best interest to claim that certain actions and procedures are linked to Nazism because then the defending party would only need to demonstrate that his actions aren't the same as Nazi actions. In almost all cases, this would prove true. The... Continue Reading →
The Soil of Eugenics
Eugenics--the thought that we can improve the human race through genetic engineering--has been around since the 19th Century; it started by taking God out of the picture (naturalism). It quickly joined hands with Darwinian evolution and the modern penchant for progress. It came to full flower in Germany, of course; yet, it has been in... Continue Reading →
Blind Eyes for Threats to Women
I hope women's groups get access to this story out of Iran. I remember my surprise when women's rights groups supported Bill Clinton for President and, afterwards, supported him through the entire intern ordeal. I thought, at that point, their credibility was shot. I figured their on-going work would be no more effective than Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Globs of Tissue Remember
You may click here to read a fascinating story concerning research which shows that fetuses have memories. The researchers were able to test at 30 weeks gestation and demonstrate that the child in the womb was able to recall and respond and even learn to respond more quickly over the course of the experiment. The... Continue Reading →
Pro Choice?
One of the unintended consequences of the pro-choice movement may turn out to be the oppression of women. Ironic, isn't it? The liberation movement championed free choice for all women. The right to abortion became the right for the women to choose whether or not they would have the child. Now, however, a trend appears... Continue Reading →
Green with Frustration
For quite some time, California has produced no small collection of green-friendly laws, codes, and commandments. The situation appears to be completely out of hand now. Such confusion was inevitable, I think, because people have too many interests at stake to be objective about what is best for all (either for all people or all... Continue Reading →
Eugenics Alive, But Which Population
The blogosphere is lighting up with conversation and debate over Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comments related to eugenics. In case you haven't heard, she said, Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 