Recommended blogs, The Philosopher Mom

Here is Round Two of the Recommended Blogs posts. Today I want to point everyone to The Philosopher Mom. Written by an undergrad companion of mine and dear friend, this blog is dedicated to pondering the great questions of life even through the ordinary and mundane. The Aherns have just welcomed a third little lady into the house, Ana Therese, born May 5.

The Philosopher Mom is a steady diet of Catholic fare. You will not be left wanting when you come to the table. The posts are substantive, reflective, and difficult words are given with a good dose of humor. At this blog, you learn about life, family, faith—all the important things really. And it is all written with an Ahernesque style that is hard to beat.

I encourage you all to rest a while with the Aherns. They have a beautiful family and this is a beautiful blog.

Polyamory and other failed political theories

As I was walking into the law school the other day, I overheard this snippet of a conversation: “Polyamory is just like Communism–great in theory, but it never works in practice.”

The comment struck me as similar to what many in Congress think about universal healthcare, comprehensive immigration reform, and other far-reaching programs. The ideas sound great, but they ultimately fail in practice. (Although I do not say Communism is even “great” in theory. It’s an abomination, even if it did work.)

The whole healthcare debate that just passed, and the immigration debate about to come, are chock-full of good intentions. We want people to have healthcare and not go bankrupt when they get a serious disease. We want to welcome others to this great country to experience what we have. But while these are laudable goals, they cannot come through any possible means.