Monthly Archives: July 2012

Balancing policies

Posted on July 4, 2012 by David Hume

I don’t follow day-to-day politics with much zest. But some are speculating that John Roberts’ tortured ruling in favor of ObamaCare may pave the way for overturning the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action. If true, what do people think … Continue reading →

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Putting away childish things

Posted on July 3, 2012 by David Hume

CPAC’s boy wonder swings left: “I think it was naive,” Krohn now says of the speech. “It’s a 13-year-old kid saying stuff that he had heard for a long time.… I live in Georgia. We’re inundated with conservative talk in … Continue reading →

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Not Necessarily Woo-Woo?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Sam Harris goes on a spiritquest: In writing my next book, I will have to confront the animosity that many people feel for the term “spiritual.” Whenever I use the word—as in referring to meditation as a “spiritual practice”—I inevitably … Continue reading →

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Same Script, Different Stage

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-Posted on the Corner: Remember the Buddhas of Bamiyan? Well, here we go again… Via the Guardian: Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and pick-axes have destroyed the centuries-old mausoleums of saints in the Unesco-listed city of Timbuktu in front of shocked … Continue reading →

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Rector Tries to Work Things Out. Fails

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Rev. Gavin Dunbar is rector of Saint John’s, Savannah, Georgia, and here’s what he has been saying recently: …The new atheists proclaim their gospel with the fervour of believers: God is dead, man is free, free from the destructive illusions … Continue reading →

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Getting Skinny with Skinner

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Atlantic recently ran a piece on the use of smartphone apps as behavioral trainers. It is an interesting enough topic in its own right but it was a good reintroduction to B. F. Skinner too. I hadn’t thought about … Continue reading →

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