Two types of American hospital have been expanding in recent years – the Catholic-affiliated and the for-profit. One in ten acute-care hospital beds are now in Catholic hospitals, and in many cases they are the only hospitals it is geographically practical to use for care of any kind, including reproductive health care. The American Civil …
“A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you”. (Adlai Stevenson)
“If you cannot understand my argument, and declare “It’s Greek to me”, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger; if your wish is farther to …
Libertarians no doubt abhor the idea of anything compulsory, and voting is a prime case. They would probably say that a vote denied is a vote in itself. You shouldn’t force people to take part in elections. However, the fact is that the US has the lowest voting rates of any democracy, just when we …
“….These days everyone “talks a bit like a management consultant”: it’s symptomatic of the growing “professionalisation” of ordinary life. Thanks to blurring work-life boundaries and the rise of the “self-help” industry, we increasingly view our lives as “projects in which excellence needs to be achieved” – and can be, with “the right toolsets”. Hence the …
