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Degrading Sex, Government Style PDF
by Helen M. Alvaré, J.D., Senior Fellow in Law   

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Every presidential administration in Washington DC does some things that appear stupid in hindsight.  It gets caught up in the moment, pandering to this or that political constituency, or reacting too precipitously to some big or newsworthy event.  In our 24-hour-news-cycle world, and especially if we’re sophisticated news consumers, we simply discount the importance of poor presidential decisions and move on, even as we might grow incrementally more cynical over time about government in general.

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12/22/2009
 
The Different Meanings of Human Acts: Part II PDF
by William E. May, Ph.D., Senior Fellow   
william_e_may.jpgIn a previous essay I presented and criticized the consequentialist understanding of human acts central to the culture of death. Here I will set forth the true understanding of human acts central to the culture of life. This understanding, fully compatible with Christian faith, is also philosophically sound; it is the meaning of human acts undergirding “natural law.”
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03/17/2009
 
India’s New Trade Development: Male Fertility for Guns PDF
by Matt Hanley   
Matt Hanley In a country where population control efforts exhort male sterilization, compensation for loss of manhood is equated to guns. “Today’s Solutions are Tomorrow’s Problems”…and not a woman around to help.
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04/18/2008
 
Compassion and Choices Seeks Support for Assisted Suicide PDF
by Joe Capizzi, Ph.D.   
The fine people at “Compassion and Choices” were kind enough to send me a solicitation letter the other day. “Dear Friend,” they write and began to celebrate the near anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding an Oregon law permitting “American adults the right to choose a dignified, pain-free, humane death with help from their doctors.”
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10/18/2006