I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.

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Newt Gingrich had to work hard - getting Republican candidates to sign the Contract with...

Newt Gingrich had to work hard - getting Republican candidates to sign the Contract with...

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the...

If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the...

Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq...

Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq...

I happen to believe that the preemption school is correct, that the risks of allowing...

I happen to believe that the preemption school is correct, that the risks of allowing...

After endless days of commuting on the freeway to an antiseptic, sealed-window office, there is...

After endless days of commuting on the freeway to an antiseptic, sealed-window office, there is...

If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine,...

If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine,...

Fairness through leveling is the essence of Obamaism.

Fairness through leveling is the essence of Obamaism.

Obama is a leveler. He has come to narrow the divide between rich and poor....

Obama is a leveler. He has come to narrow the divide between rich and poor....

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous,...

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous,...

In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they...

In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they...

Science has everything to say about what is possible. Science has nothing to say about...

Science has everything to say about what is possible. Science has nothing to say about...

If Obama has his way, the change that is coming is a new America: fair,...

If Obama has his way, the change that is coming is a new America: fair,...

This is a formidable enemy. To dismiss it as a bunch of 'cowards' perpetuating 'senseless...

This is a formidable enemy. To dismiss it as a bunch of 'cowards' perpetuating 'senseless...

When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike...

When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike...

Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time...

Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time...