Monthly Archives: August 2010

If They Didn’t Exist…

As I’m not generally a fan of musicals, I cannot say that I knew that much—other than an outline—about the career of Eva Peron. A visit earlier this week to the fascinating, if hagiographical, Eva Peron Museum in Buenos Aires … Continue reading

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About That Mosque (2)

New York City mayor Bloomberg receives praise here in the usually hostile Village Voice for his stance on the planned “Ground Zero” mosque. As he is in favor of letting it to be constructed (as am I) that’s not altogether … Continue reading

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About That Mosque

When Barack Obama says this, he is, of course, quite right: But let me be clear: as a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country. … Continue reading

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Shangri La La

The invasion (and continued occupation) of Tibet by Communist China was a disgrace, and remains a disgrace, but that’s no reason to romanticize the monk-ridden squalor that preceded Maoist rule. Yet that’s what many in the West did—and still do. … Continue reading

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Grievance and politics

Over at Discover Blogs a comment I thought of interest: Most of the sensitivity/grievance culture of the Right is purely fabricated – we (including me as part of the Right) only do it to point out the hypocrisy within the … Continue reading

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Democrats are the party of the lower class

Over at Discover blogs I have two posts up, Republicans, the middle class party and Republicans still the party of the rich. Also, if you want to talk about limousine liberals, note that there is only one precinct in Manhattan … Continue reading

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Karen Armstrong, Again

The absurdity of Karen Armstrong is a phenomenon that never ceases to amaze, and, in its own way, amuse. Here she is in this weekend’s Financial Times, beginning her latest piece in that cracking style that is all her own: … Continue reading

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The Great Stagnation

Via the Financial Times: The slow economic strangulation of the Freemans and millions of other middle-class Americans started long before the Great Recession, which merely exacerbated the “personal recession” that ordinary Americans had been suffering for years. Dubbed “median wage … Continue reading

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Miscellany, August 1

Following objections from Roman Catholic and other churches, official panel backtracks from assertion that New Zealand is “secular state” [NZ Herald] “Preachers who are not believers,” paper by Daniel Dennett and Linda LaScola [Evolutionary Psychology, PDF, via Alex Tabarrok] Australia: … Continue reading

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Your feelings don’t matter if you’re conservative

One Especially Silly Aspect of the Ground Zero Mosque Fight: –The mosque would be an “unnecessary provocation.” (Sarah Palin) –“It’s not about religion, and is clearly an aggressive act that is offensive.” (Newt Gingrich) –Abe Foxman said in an interview … Continue reading

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