The Joy of the Truth

A new law requiring insurers to cover the costs of chochlear implants for children has drawn opposition. What is the complaint? Is is that . . . Government has overstepped its bounds, once again meddling in affairs that should be left to market...

A lot of buzz has been going around about the attempts made by Vermont and Ohio state legislatures to remove "sexting" (sending out naked pictures of others by cell phone) from the list of felonies that could label someone a sexual predator. Some...

While reviewing a case of used books, I stumbled on one from the 1980s that reminded me of a very important point. The injustice of abortion is definitely done to the baby, but from the Christian perspective we do not work to end abortion primarily for...

Columnist Rehka Basu rightfully leveled sharp criticism against the restaurant chain Hooters in her article, "Reality bruises myth of happy Hooters girl." The restaurant, best known for its busty waitresses dressed in white tank tops and snug orange...

The March, 2008, issue of First Things ran an excellent opinion piece by Gilbert Meilaender called The Giving and Taking of Organs. Meilaender quotes Paul Ramsey, whose The Patient as Person explored the moral ramifications of organ donation when the...