Slate has a piece worth reading up about Rick Santorum and prenatal testing. It is in some ways similar to mine: by a mom who also waived diagnostic prenatal testing and ended up with a kid with a Ridiculously Rare genetic… Continue Reading
Ryan McGee criticizes the recent trend toward the “novelization” of television he claims was begun by HBO, says: HBO isn’t in the business of producing episodes in the traditional manner. Rather, it airs equal slices of an overall story over… Continue Reading
Slate recently reprinted an article by Tucker Carlson that argues that prenatal testing for genetic disorders amounts to a form of eugenics. The article is generally excellent. As a philosopher, I sometimes teach applied ethics. I am generally pretty much liberal-ish,… Continue Reading
If you are currently a film studies scholar, writing a paper arguing for the artistic merits of a film is probably a non-starter. It is completely obvious (to most in the field) that aesthetic preferences are merely expressions of political… Continue Reading
The other day, I pulled into a parking spot next to a car that had one of those bone car magnets. “I [heart] My Rescue,” it said. (This was at Whole Foods, of course.) My own bone sticker, which says… Continue Reading
Okay, so I was all set to start my tenure here with nice aesthetics post. Then a news story came up that just happens to involve disability, ethics, and medicine. The first two are my beat, and the third is… Continue Reading
After several guest posts, Dr. Saunders and some other Ordinary Gentlemen have decided to make an honest woman out of me and make me a co-blogger on Blinded Trials. I’m honored! A bit about me and my interests. If anyone… Continue Reading