Publications
What's Ailing Health Care?
James C. Capretta
In the past half-century, medical breakthroughs have improved the quality of life for millions of Americans—but American health care is…
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The New Atlantis, Spring 2007 / May 1, 2007
Reforming the National Institutes of Health
James C. Capretta
“I truly believe the NIH is one of America’s greatest assets,” President George W. Bush said on a visit to…
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The New Atlantis, Spring 2007 / May 1, 2007
Nanoethics as a Discipline?
Adam Keiper
Growing ranks of academics, analysts, and advocacy groups are focusing their attentions on the social and ethical implications of nanoscale…
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The New Atlantis, Spring 2007 / May 1, 2007
African Independence
Ernest W. Lefever
Because of and in spite of Hollywood films like The African Queen and television shows like Tarzan, tropical Africa south of…
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Weekly Standard / April 27, 2007
On Pope Benedict XVI
George Weigel
The following interview appeared in the Italian Catholic newspaper Avvenire in a special edition dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI’s 80th…
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Syndicated Column / April 16, 2007
Papa Ratzinger at 80
George Weigel
On April 16, 2005, the staff of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith hosted a small party for…
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Syndicated Column / April 18, 2007
The Face-Off Over Partial-Birth Abortion
Edward Whelan
In last week’s Supreme Court ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, the five justices in the majority who upheld the constitutionality…
Articles
National Review Online / April 23, 2007
"Painfully Awkward"? No, Just Plain Stupid
Edward Whelan
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, some…
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National Review Online / April 24, 2007
Universities and the Zeitgeist
Ernest W. Lefever
When it seemed it could get no worse, President Robert Mugabe again tightened his grip on Zimbabwe. Earlier he had…
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The Washington Times / April 22, 2007
AIDS, Aid, and Africa
Ernest W. Lefever
In sub-saharan Africa an estimated 30 million people have the HIV-AIDS virus. Some 17 million have died so far, and…
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Weekly Standard / April 20, 2007
A Welcome Decision
Edward Whelan
All Americans should welcome the Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal ban on partial-birth abortion. Let’s begin with the facts….
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USA Today / April 19, 2007