When does life begin?  That’s the question roiling the abortion debate, and one which society must decide.  Unfortunately, the  decision will be arbitrary, with no more science behind it than the one ascribed to setting the voting age.  Arguably, life thrives in

Around three o’clock each afternoon at my retirement center, a gaggle of residents gathers around the coffee machine to discuss, for an hour, the state of the world.  I don’t usually join them because it’s the time I exercise.  Sometimes, I pause long enough to grab a

Sarah Jones, a writer for The New Republic  offers advice on how to seek a compromise to end the abortion war.  (“Turning Pro-Life Blue,” by Sara Jones, The New Republic, Jan. 8, 2018, pgs. 9-10)  Unfortunately, being young, she fails to recognize her advice is alre