Monthly Archives: July 2009

The army marches on….

Posted on July 3, 2009 by David Hume

In the comments below I asserted that Sarah Palin’s political future is in her own hands because she has a following that will stand with her come hell or high water. For example, Erick Erickson of RedState states his analysis … Continue reading →

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Religious Right crack-up continues

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Now it’s Sarah Palin’s turn.   That icon of right-wing identity politics, revered for her populist authenticity  and lack of any taint of elite intellectualism, shows herself either to be involved in an as-yet-to-be-revealed scandal, or so nakedly ambitious that she … Continue reading →

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Random acts of nature

Posted on July 2, 2009 by David Hume

I highly recommend the recent episode on Stochasticity from Radiolab. It seems pretty clear that we have a “purpose seeking mind.”

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One for Heather

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Bradlaugh

A Yemenia Airlines plane crashed into the Indian Ocean Tuesday. Of the 153 people on board, only one survived, 13-year-old Bahia Baraki of Paris. Said her Dad:  “I can’t say that it’s a miracle, I can say that it is God’s will.” I … Continue reading →

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Enough already

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Where did Mark Sanford get the idea that he needs to reveal every last excruciating detail about his nauseatingly irrelevant love life–from his pastor, in some sort of open-yourself-to-Divine Forgiveness ritual?  Or is he just drunk with the false martyrdom … Continue reading →

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