Monthly Archives: May 2011

Other Russian Cults

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

It’s not only Putin-as-Paul. The Daily Telegraph has the details of some other modern Russian cults (with Rasputin thrown in for historical flavor, although he was tamer than some). There are reportedly as many as 700 sects active in the … Continue reading →

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Paul into Putin

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via the Daily Telegraph: Vladimir Putin has become the object of veneration for a bizarre Russian all-female sect whose followers believe that the tough-talking prime minister is a reincarnation of the early Christian missionary Paul the Apostle. Members of the … Continue reading →

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A new AIDS study; more pressure for AIDS spending

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Heather Mac Donald

Since 2002, rich nations have given tens of billions of dollars in assistance to poor countries to stop the spread of AIDS; more billions have been spent on drug development.  Now, a $73 million study funded by the National Institutes … Continue reading →

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What price social engineering?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by David Hume

Obama to Deliver Commencement at Memphis H.S.: The school edged out hundreds of applicants in the Race to the Top Commencement Competition, an annual contest aligned with the president’s education initiative that rewards schools for “promoting college and career readiness.” … Continue reading →

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Magical Thinking Watch: The New York Times calls for more sisterhood, less patriarchy

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Heather Mac Donald

New York Times movie critic Manohla Dargis treats readers to a brilliant parody of  a Women’s Studies major today.  Dargis wittily incorporates every chestnut of angry feminist lore in her review of the movie Bridesmaids  (which I have not seen).   … Continue reading →

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Go Denmark!

Posted on May 13, 2011 by David Hume

Denmark Reintroduces Border Controls: Under pressure from a growing nationalist movement, the government in Denmark on Thursday reintroduced stringent checks on its borders with Germany and Sweden, dealing a major setback to one of the European Union’s most popular and … Continue reading →

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Nutabee

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

If Mike Huckabee decides to run again, I’ll again be waiting excitedly to see if he releases the texts of some or all of the sermons he gave in his earlier years. In the meantime, (via Mother Jones), there’s this: … Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum, No Thanks

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin on Rick Santorum: At the Republican presidential debate on Thursday Rick Santorum was asked about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’s suggestion that there be a social truce. Santorum answered, “Anybody that would suggest we call … Continue reading →

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This Seems Vaguely Familiar

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via the The New York Jewish week: [A]n Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish newspaper, Der Tzitung, has determined that the photo of top U.S. leaders receiving an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden was too scandalous. What was so offensive … Continue reading →

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“Moderate” Muslims: Part of the Problem?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: While President Obama’s comment that bin Laden was “not a Muslim leader” may have made good sense as propaganda, as a statement of fact it was nonsense. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Irshad Manji … Continue reading →

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