Monthly Archives: February 2010

Re: Needing to Know History

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Bradlaugh

Indeed, Mr Hume, the past is another country.  They do things differently there. Brooke Allen wrote a good book about the Founders’ religion.  At any rate I recall thinking it was well researched & written.  Now, looking it up on … Continue reading →

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You need to know history to talk about history

Posted on February 12, 2010 by David Hume

The New York Times Magazine has a long piece, How Christian Were the Founders?, which outlines the efforts of school board members of fundamentalist inclinations to shift the narrative about the founding of the American republic. In short, these activists … Continue reading →

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“Vatican Economist: Recession Caused By Low Birthrate”

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Well, that’s the (remarkable) headline and here’s the story: ROME, FEB. 8, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Bankers are not the cause of the global economic crisis, according to the president of the Institute for the Works of Religion. Rather, the cause is ordinary … Continue reading →

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Guilt by Association?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

TPMMuckraker sinks into the well, muck, with this story headlined “Man Charged With Stockpiling Weapons Was Tea Partier, Palin Fan”: The Massachusetts man charged this week with stockpiling weapons after saying he feared an imminent “Armageddon” appears to have been … Continue reading →

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2012: One “Frontrunner”, Lame

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s the new Esquire interview with Creationist Tim Pawlenty, one of the GOP frontrunners (allegedly) for 2012. Nothing on where he stands on evolution, but the governor’s views (such as one can make them out amid the waffle) on the … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul

Posted on February 8, 2010 by David Hume

A moderately sympathetic story about Rand Paul, who is running as the anti-establishment candidate in Kentucky. My bias, such that I have, is to look positively upon Paul’s run for Senate, mostly because I know that when I agree with … Continue reading →

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Still Not Getting It

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

You would think that at times like these, a senior Republican would have the political savvy (not to speak of the decency) not to have done something like this: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary “blanket hold” on … Continue reading →

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The Church of Climate Change (More or Less Literally)

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing over at the Sunday Telegraph, Christopher Booker examines the way that the British government has been spending taxpayer money on ‘climate change-related projects’. Make of his piece what you will. I will admit that this made me laugh: Why in 2002 should UK taxpayers … Continue reading →

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Head of St. John Chrysostom to visit NYC

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Walter Olson

The great thing about being in New York City is that if you wait long enough, every celebrity will come visit, even in this case one who’s been dead for 1,603 years. From the website of the Russian Orthodox Church … Continue reading →

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…about those cheese-eating surrender monkeys

Posted on February 3, 2010 by David Hume

France denies citizenship over veil: French officials have denied citizenship to a man because he allegedly forces his wife to wear a full Islamic veil, the immigration minister said Wednesday. “This individual imposes the full veil upon his wife, does … Continue reading →

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