Two people I’d be happy to never see in the media again: Robert Bazell and Robert Jarvik.
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When is enough enough?
Eighteen years ago, Bill McKibben jolted our environmental awareness with a splendid little book, “The End of Nature,” that cataloged the ways human economic activities are rending the fabric of nature.
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Mission
This week’s Musing is not addressed to the usual visitors to this site, but to friends and colleagues who are concerned about the mission and identity of Catholic institutions of higher education.
18th-century illustration of the Lighthouse of Alexandria by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Retreat from reason
Is there a flight from reason in the United States?
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On the virtue of gray
There is no bright side to the story of Terri Schiavo, nor would it have been my place to suggest to her loved ones an appropriate course of action.
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The big sting
I have my annual physical tomorrow, and I have a list of things to ask my doctor about: Allegra‑D, Ambien, Nexium, Celebrex, Viagra, Lipitor, etc., etc. I’m not even sure what all these drugs are for, but according to the ads I watch on TV, I’m supposed to ask my doctor if they are right for me.
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Optimism is fuel for a bright future
Last week this column took note of environmental philosopher Bill McKibben’s new book, “Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age” — an important book, powerfully persuasive, and utterly necessary.