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Author Archives: Heather Mac Donald
Religion and the humanities
I recently attended an interesting lecture on the decline of the humanities by Georgetown political science professor Patrick Deneen. Deneen’s overarching point echoed that of Allan Bloom’s in The Closing of the American Mind: The rise of the research university … Continue reading
Separation of church and state
Church leaders in Los Angeles are calling for illegal aliens to be included in the government health insurance plan, a position echoed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A free dialysis clinic in Atlanta whose clients are overwhelmingly illegal … Continue reading
Political hermeneutics
In his new book, Why Are Jews Liberals?, [Norman] Podhoretz describes how liberal Jews—rabbis and worshipers alike—routinely cherry-pick passages from the Torah to buttress favored social policies, writes Wall Street Journal reviewer Richard Baehr. It has been my impression that … Continue reading
The great Irving Kristol
Secular Right mourns the death of Irving Kristol and sends its heartfelt condolences to his family. Kristol possessed a noble generosity and grace, not the least when cheerfully informing an interlocutor of his errors. The irony, understatement, and cool detachment … Continue reading
Preexisting conditions
Democrats (and some Republicans) regularly bash health insurance companies for not covering preexisting conditions. But isn’t that like expecting a home insurance company to write a policy for fire after your house has already burned down? Health insurance seems to … Continue reading
Libertarian fanaticism or legislative fecklessness?
Mr. Hume occasionally explores the relationship between being non-religious and being a libertarian. If the failure to ban cell phone use while driving results from libertarian pressures, you can count me out as a member. It is incomprehensible to me … Continue reading
Metaphorical religion
Karen Armstrong and Richard Dawkins have companion essays on the implications of evolution for religion in the Wall Street Journal. I am not very familiar with Armstrong’s writings. I tried her book on Islam and found it saccharine, and I … Continue reading