Book Review: Unnatural Selection – WSJ.com. “For if “choice” is the moral imperative guiding abortion, then there is no way to take a stand against “gendercide.” Aborting a baby because she is a girl is no different from aborting a baby because she has Down syndrome or because the mother’s “mental health” requires it. Choice is choice. …” ============ Mara Hvistendahl is worried... Read more
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Reuel Marc Gerecht: The Slaughter That Could Not Be Ignored – WSJ.com
May 6 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Philosophy, Radical IslamReuel Marc Gerecht: The Slaughter That Could Not Be Ignored – WSJ.com. The Jihadists keep killing other Muslims. So why is Islam growing? === By REUEL MARC GERECHT Like all fundamentalists, Osama bin Laden was attuned to the past. When his speeches weren’t about the economic decline of America, they recalled Islam’s classical age, especially the rise of the Prophet Muhammad... Read more
Is ‘Nudging’ Really Enough?
April 15 | Posted by mrossol | PhilosophyJonah Lehrer on Behavioral Economics: Is ‘Nudging’ Really Enough? | Head Case – WSJ.com. Good. And I post especially for my friend, Alexis.
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Book Review: Moral Combat
April 15 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, PhilosophyBook Review: Moral Combat – WSJ.com. If you haven’t thought about personal philosophy and war, you might want to spend some more time thinking.
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