Chinese Politics in the Hu Jintao Era by Willy Wo-lap Lam (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007), 359 pp., $29.95 Reviewed by Steven W. Mosher “Who is the President of China?” the late-night talk show hosts joked with their audiences when a Communist cadre by the
Father Louis Aldrich, S.J. directs the Human Life Ethics Research center in Taiwan. The center is located on the campus of Fu-Jen Catholic University near the capital, Taipei. PRI President Steven Mosher was recently in Taiwan to film a segment of his EWTN series, and
More Sex Ed or Abstinence Promotion for British Schoolchildren A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Britain’s leading progressive think tank, says that schoolchildren in England as young as 10 years of age should be instructed in use of contraceptives. Why?
When the London terrorist bombings occurred in July 2005, Jack Cashill, author of a penetrating analysis into the radical politicization of Western elites entitled Hoodwinked (Nelson, 2005), made a public bet. He stated that he would personally buy the uncut version of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit
Volume 8 / Number 39 Dear Colleague: There is a chance that U.S. funding for international population control could go down, since that is the Bush Administration’s wish. Steven W. Mosher President A Cut for Population Control Money? Official federal spending on overseas ‘population assistance,’
September 8, 2006 Volume 8, Number 35 Dear Colleague: Americans should celebrate their coming 300 millionth fellow resident. But many wrong-headed commentators will be complaining. Steven W. Mosher President Three Hundred Million and Counting Sometime next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will announce that the population
In May, PRI obtained an interview with Bishop Sgreccia, who discussed the anti-life challenges threatening the continued existence of Europe. Joseph D’Agostino: What are the functions of the Pontificia Academia Pro Vita (PAV)? How is the PAV active in the United States? Bishop Elio Sgreccia:
Singapore Seeks Population Solutions In a recent interview, DPM Wong Kan Seng, Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of population issues, brought to light the problems his country is facing with a decreasing and aging population. He appeared to see the truth of Singapore’s population problems and offered good
It is often useful to examine the front page of a major newspaper or home page of a website just to see what is being presented and how. Watching solely the front page of a major newspaper could, over time, tell you the most important
China’s Longest Campaign: Birth Planning in the People’s Republic, 1949–2005 by Tyrene White (Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2006), 297 pp. Reviewed by Steven W. Mosher Chen Guangcheng will never read this book about the history of China’s one-child policy. He doesn’t need to.
Chinese Politics in the Hu Jintao Era by Willy Wo-lap Lam (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007), 359 pp., $29.95 Reviewed by Steven W. Mosher “Who
Father Louis Aldrich, S.J. directs the Human Life Ethics Research center in Taiwan. The center is located on the campus of Fu-Jen Catholic University near
More Sex Ed or Abstinence Promotion for British Schoolchildren A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Britain’s leading progressive think tank,
When the London terrorist bombings occurred in July 2005, Jack Cashill, author of a penetrating analysis into the radical politicization of Western elites entitled Hoodwinked
Volume 8 / Number 39 Dear Colleague: There is a chance that U.S. funding for international population control could go down, since that is the
September 8, 2006 Volume 8, Number 35 Dear Colleague: Americans should celebrate their coming 300 millionth fellow resident. But many wrong-headed commentators will be complaining. Steven
In May, PRI obtained an interview with Bishop Sgreccia, who discussed the anti-life challenges threatening the continued existence of Europe. Joseph D’Agostino: What are the
Singapore Seeks Population Solutions In a recent interview, DPM Wong Kan Seng, Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of population issues, brought to light the problems his country is
It is often useful to examine the front page of a major newspaper or home page of a website just to see what is being
China’s Longest Campaign: Birth Planning in the People’s Republic, 1949–2005 by Tyrene White (Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2006), 297 pp. Reviewed by Steven