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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Much Ado
I have responded to some of the comments on my Friday post "There Ain’t No Nothin’," putting the responses in a comment (#29). I’m never quite sure what should be a comment and what should be a posting and will … Continue reading
Posted in science, Science & Faith
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Death panels
On the question of whether health care is a market commodity or a human right, conservatives tend to come out on the commodity side, when they address the issue at all. Not so in reacting to Obama’s tentative application of … Continue reading
Are secular conservatives more libertarian? Yes
There were some comments below to the effect that secular conservatives tend to be more “libertarian” than religious conservatives. Anyone who has moved in libertarian circles knows that atheists & agnostics are well represented; after all, many libertarians are strongly … Continue reading
The great polarization
Occasionally we at Secular Right receive emails as to the agenda or manifesto behind this website. Since this is a collective of varied opinions we can not naturally offer a creed or statement of beliefs which is very thick. In … Continue reading
There Ain’t No Nothin’
This is very striking. It is a curious thing that we find ourself saying similar things about the material world at both its largest and its smallest scales. The thing we find ourself saying here is: “There is no such … Continue reading
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Oh Dear
News From Tulsa: Republican mayoral candidate Anna Falling said Tuesday that putting a Christian creationism display in the Tulsa Zoo is No. 1 in importance among city issues that include violent crime, budget woes and bumpy streets. “It’s first,” she … Continue reading
Self-help in Harlem
I’m no fan of the death penalty, having concluded that its massive costs outweigh its obvious justice and that its deterrent effect is next to nothing, given the decades-long due process gauntlet that the courts have imposed on its exercise. … Continue reading
Regional differences in voting for Barack Obama
I’ve been playing with quantitative data and mapping recently (numbers & maps are two things I’m rather preoccupied with). I was curious as to geographic variation in support for Barack Obama as a function of the % of a county … Continue reading
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Magical thinking watch: the social engineering strain
Westchester County in New York just settled a lawsuit charging it with not building enough subsidized housing for minorities. Announcing the settlement, HUD Deputy Secretary Ron Sims observed that studies show that zip codes can predict life expectancy and illness, … Continue reading
Meanwhile, over in Taiwan
While the Ficarra town fathers wait to see whether the Virgin will respond to their lotto hopes, and believers elsewhere pray for a reduction in their credit card debt (I have witnessed this), devastating typhoons pummel East Asia. “How dare … Continue reading