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  • Is it Rational to Fear Corporations More than Governments?

    Is it Rational to Fear Corporations More than Governments?0

    I recently had a delightful discussion with a friend who is a physician—we’ll call her Kortney—about the Affordable Care Act. I’ve long been skeptical of the idea that the federal government could create an efficient and affordable consumer marketplace for healthcare, a notoriously complicated and expansive system that touches many industries. Recent developments, I said,

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  • Is It Racist To Want Stricter Border Controls?

    Is It Racist To Want Stricter Border Controls?0

    After last week’s post about the potential end of Europe as we know it, today I want to share with you a piece from the New York Times about the reaction of people in Denmark to the rise in Muslim migration there over the last two or so years.  The article interviews a number of

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  • Is it Okay to Tell Women to Dress Respectably?

    Is it Okay to Tell Women to Dress Respectably?0

    There’s a popular internet meme that says, “In a world full of Kardashians be a Grace,” referencing the classic style tastes of the late actress Grace Kelly. Queen’s University Belfast, a prestigious college in Ireland, recently made the same recommendation to its students in an article on what to wear for their graduation ceremony. Those

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  • Is It Okay to Question Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?

    Is It Okay to Question Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?0

    I have a confession to make. I am experiencing doubts about Darwinian evolution. Let me make it clear that my rejection of dogmatic Darwinism does not mean that I reject the possibility of some form of genetic evolution. Indeed I accept as a self-evident fact that such “evolution” occurs, up to a point, within species.

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  • Is It Okay to Have a Drink While You’re Pregnant?

    Is It Okay to Have a Drink While You’re Pregnant?0

    On Tuesday, the CDC released a controversial statement on women and alcohol. In it, they recommended that all women who are sexually active, fertile, and don’t use birth control should stop drinking… RIGHT. NOW. Why? Because of the risk that these bibulous women might give potentially unplanned children fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), apparently now known

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  • Is It Okay to Bribe Your Kids?

    Is It Okay to Bribe Your Kids?0

    • July 31, 2015

    One of the “joys” of parenting is struggling to get your children to perform required tasks. The most difficult struggles usually involve getting them to do chores and homework.   Sometimes, after initial pleas and threats have been fruitless, after the child has done a mediocre job, or even after the child has been punished,

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