The error people make on all sides of abortion

Consider that contentious questions tend be so because they are complex. Claims that abortion is a simple issue may be born of disingenuity or of ignorance, but they are never accurate. There are good, reasonable people holding thoughtful, considered views all over the spectrum. If you don’t believe that and you allow your discourse to … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #505

They are already just a whisper under 229 mph at practice for the Indianapolis 500. Ed Carpenter’s pole speed last year was 229.618. You can catch the Fast Nine Shootout and the Last Row Shootout on NBC on Sunday at 11, with Saturday’s qualifying on NBC Sports Gold and NBCSN. Hope the weather holds. I … Read more

Three environmental concerns that worry me more than global warming

Bill Nye made headlines this week dropping F-bombs about global warming. (This post is a good entry into what I’ve had to say about climate change on BoWilliams.com.) Here are three things that concern me more: Factory farming. I have written before of the extensive animal welfare concerns embodied in the way we raise most … Read more

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