Monthly Archives: June 2009

Required Reading: Horse then Cart

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

From Obama’s Bioethics Commission: Providing Practical Policy Options: People largely have defined the first chair of the Bush commission, Leon Kass, and that commission as a whole, by their relative conservatism compared to previous commissions. But what Kass should be … Continue reading →

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The President’s Council on Bioethics Disbanded

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

As you may have heard by now, President Obama has disbanded the President’s Council on Bioethics. As usual, my buddy Joe says it better than I could: To the electoral victor goes the electoral spoils, so Obama’s disbanding is neither … Continue reading →

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True Human Being

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

My friend Jared Bridges recently attended a lecture by Leon Kass entitled “Searching for an Honest Man: Reflections of an Unlicensed Humanist.”  Jared provides an excellent summary at True Pravda, and you can read the entire lecture on the National … Continue reading →

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