Monthly Archives: November 2012

Crashing the Party

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Daily Telegraph’s Damian Thompson: [T]he Tea Party wasn’t the Religious Right – at least, not at first. When Christian fundamentalists jumped on board, that’s when public support began to bleed away. There’s something to that, I think, not least … Continue reading →

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Heckuva Job, Akin

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Medieval obstetrics expert Congressman Todd Akin crashed to humiliating defeat in his attempt to unseat Missouri’s Senataor Claire McCaskill. The Washington Post reports: McCaskill had 54.7 percent of the vote, Akin 39.2 percent and the Libertarian candidate Jonathan Dine 6.1 … Continue reading →

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Thy will be done

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

A heavy snow is whipping the New York City region, blown relentlessly by winds expected to reach 60 mph later tonight.  Thousands in the area are still without electricity or heat in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and are living in … Continue reading →

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The diminishing marginal returns to modern social liberalism

Posted on November 4, 2012 by David Hume

Rather than a coldly elucidated set of principles in a Benthamite fashion modern social liberalism is fundamentally a movement of justice rooted in feeling. That everyone get a fair-go, that everyone can engage in their own personal project of self-actualization. … Continue reading →

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Pre-mortem

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

It is depressing to see Fox News so desperately flogging the Benghazi attack in the last moments of the election.  Is that really the best that Romney and the Republicans have at this point?  It is a sideshow to the … Continue reading →

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Same Old, Same Old

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Guardian‘s Nick Cohen has written a powerful piece on the “Weimar of the Aegean” which is well worth reading in full, but this detail caught my attention: One can say with certainty that old alliances between extreme political and … Continue reading →

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Icon of the Religious Left

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Some hagiography here: watch?v=6fSlpUsSeiM Unclear how that whole “revenge” thing fits in with this, however.

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Vandals

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The totalitarian Saudi regime has been busy again. The Daily Telegraph’s Damian Thompson reports: …The long-cherished ambition of Saudi Arabia’s ruling Wahhabi sect to smash up the ancient buildings of Mecca and Medina is nearing fruition. In Mecca, the house … Continue reading →

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Leviathan vs. Behemoth

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

EUObserver reports: BRUSSELS – The European Commission has said that Poland’s prosecution of a rock group for “blasphemy” is against European values. It said on Wednesday (31 October) in a written statement for EUobserver that “national blasphemy laws are a … Continue reading →

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Boston’s Question 2

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the Corner, Wesley Smith posted a comment on Boston’s Question 2 (assisted suicide). You can find it here. Here was my response: Wesley, you write: “Pro-assisted-suicide activists often claim falsely that opponents want to force (Catholic) religion on … Continue reading →

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