April Jobs Report: Disappointing Economic Headlines, But Key Bright Spots
The most disappointing economic headline was that payroll growth slackened in April to 160,000, well short of consensus expectations and the slowest in seven months. Meanwhile, civilian employment, an...
View ArticleFr. Bazi Goes to Washington
I mentioned here and here (and earlier here and here) Father Douglas Bazi, a Chaldean priest from Iraq whose people fled ISIS in Mosul. Very far away from our political woes are a persecuted people who...
View ArticleCalif. Hospital Says 'No' to Assisted Suicide
In California, it is a time of choosing for individuals, families, and the medical sector.Will doctors prescribe poison to their terminally ill patients, if asked? Will hospitals allow patients to...
View ArticleIs #NeverTrump Doomed To Fold?
Matt Lewis at the Daily Caller argues that most of the people declaring themselves “Never Trump” right now on the Right will end up caving and supporting Trump in the fall. He makes two main...
View ArticleAn Opportunity to Pray for Mercy Together in NYC
I don’t pray enough. There’s my confession for the day. I talk about prayer and while I do pray, I don’t pray enough. I’m guessing I’m not alone. We worry. We complain. We talk endlessly about things...
View ArticleTen Things that Caught My Eye Today (May 6, 2016)
1. On Crux: Pope Francis calls Europe out of its culture of death.2. https://t.co/eJ5LE71cL6— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) May 6, 20163. Terry Mattingly at Get Religion on remembering the...
View ArticleRyan's Non-Endorsement of Trump
Ryan said last night that he hopes to be able to support Trump, but isn’t there yet. He noted that policy disagreements are inevitable–saying that he had even had some with Mitt Romney when he ran on...
View ArticleTrump University Trial Pushed Back Until After Election
A federal judge in San Diego has decided to put off until after the November presidential election a civil trial involving “Trump University.” Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is a defendant...
View ArticleTrump vs. Hillary: A Personal View
I’ve read a good deal of the commentary following Trump’s win. I understand almost everything, but not this: the idea that, if I vote for neither Trump nor Hillary, I’m voting for Hillary. I think this...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes and The FDA: First, Do No Harm
The FDA has taken aim at a fresh collection of pleasures of which it disapproves, including e-cigarettes.As the Wall Street Journalnoted, this included (my emphasis added):Banning [e-cigarette] sales...
View ArticleThis Is Not Surprising, But It Is Important
Unlike the two Presidents Bush, whom he served (Bush I) as secretary of defense and (Bush II) as vice president, Dick Cheney has come out in favor of Donald Trump. Cheney is not just the most eminent...
View Article‘I Will Enable Neither of Them’
Yesterday, I had a post about voting for neither Trump nor Hillary. I will vote for an honorable third candidate, or, if one is not in the offing, I won’t vote for president. A longtime reader sent me...
View ArticleBarack Obama, Ben Rhodes, and Dinesh D’Souza
In 2012 — President Obama’s reelection year — Dinesh D’Souza made a controversial film, 2016: Obama’s America, based on two of his books (also controversial, of course). Dinesh’s theme was that Obama’s...
View Article‘Seemingly Very Happily Married’
George Will has written a scorching anti-Trump column, here. Actually, it’s not scorching. It just relays some simple facts and comes off as scorching.He reminds us of one of Trump’s infamous...
View ArticleThe Pope, the EU and the Charlemagne Prize
One thing about this pope: When it comes to political matters, he has an unerring ability to be on the wrong side of the issue.Vatican Radio:Pope Francis on Friday received the International...
View ArticleMDs Killing More Mentally Ill, Dementia Patients in Netherlands
Euthanasia killings went up 4% in Netherlands–to be expected. Once that door is opened, its a one-way elevator ride up.Even more telling, the number of mentally ill people euthanized rose, as did the...
View ArticleHow Can It Get Any Weirder?
Okay, so it’s not just Dick Cheney but now John Bolton who is supporting the guy who says Bush lied us into the Iraq War (and that Bush deserves blame for 9/11). Trump may not be my cup of tea, but I...
View ArticleMonday links
2016 Audubon Photography Awards Winners: the Grand Prize winner is quite extraordinary.Mercury is making a rare transit across the sun today. Good explanation here, live stream from 7:12 AM until ~2:45...
View ArticleThe Trump Tryout
From the first Morning Jolt of the week:The Trump TryoutSo, let’s see how presumptive-nominee Donald Trump is doing.A new poll from the Republican firm Civitas finds Hillary Clinton leading Trump in...
View ArticleWhat Does Sadiq Khan's Election Mean for the Future of London?
London has just elected a new mayor, and he is Sadiq Khan, a Muslim in his forties, of Pakistani origins, son of a bus driver, a former lawyer in the field of human rights, a socialist politician,...
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