Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah

It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough

You know you’re gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to blogs…

Don’t Be A Shamed: More on baby-selling.

Goliard Blog: A very interesting idea for fixing the American Catholic mess.

Happy Fun Pundit: Best response to Fukuyama. Addresses the fact that not all “genetic engineering” is equal.

Istanblog: A blogger reporting from Turkey. Link via Unqualified Offerings.

Charles Murtaugh: Second in a series of “bioethics musings.” The first one isn’t as good, but this one is intriguing.

VodkaPundit: Here she is–Foxy Brown–don’t mess with her–she’ll push you down. Unless she’s Halle Berry, in which case she’ll be lame. I agree with the general consensus of the comments section for this post.

Ramesh Ponnuru and Maggie Gallagher both have great articles on NRO today–his on Bush and trade, hers on marriage. Key sentence from hers: “Strengthening marriage is the key to the ultimate victory of the conservative notion of limited government.” I’m still extremely skeptical that government-provided education, whether on marriage or on divorce, is actually the best place to put our energies. Personal mentoring seems much more necessary. Whether it’s “why save it for marriage?” or “can my marriage be saved?”, one of the biggest problems is fatalism. If everyone you know has sex outside of marriage, it’s hard for you to even believe that chastity is possible. If no one you know will talk candidly about how they rescued a suffocating or collapsing marriage, divorce looks inevitable. Social workers can’t be the mentors and companions that people really need. That said, Gallagher’s column is a fantastic defense of marriage as a societal and freedom-promoting, not private, concern. You should read her books on the subject, the groovy, stats-packed Case for Marriage and the inspiring, rich, earlier Abolition of Marriage.