Author Archives: Bradlaugh

WWTDD

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Now look:  For keeping up to date on what celebrities are doing. there is NOTHING to beat this guy. It’s People magazine for the rightist intelligentsia.

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Christmas Vent

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Mainstream conservatives are such pussies.  When the left-liberal / multi-culti crowd says “Jump!” your main-con just wants to know how high. We’ve had a nasty little example over Christmas.  Some wits associated in some way I can’t be bothered to figure out with … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics | 34 Comments

Seasonal Cheer

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Bradlaugh

A very Merry Christmas to all SR readers and contributors!  Oh, it’s a Christmas poem you’re wanting?  Glad to oblige.

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Politics and Science

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Barely was the ink dry (pixels glowing, whatever) on  my having posted this to National Review Online: Politics … corrupts the human sciences, suppressing research in areas where it’s feared results will crash up against what Bill Buckley called “the prevailing structure of … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, science | 6 Comments

Roissy No Alpha

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Bradlaugh

I’m a big fan of Roissy in DC — who isn’t? — but someone should tell him that he’s got the alpha-beta stuff all wrong. In hierarchical primate societies, the alpha males are the ones with power. They have legions of … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, science | 21 Comments

The Death of Intellectual Protestantism

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Bradlaugh

This past few days I have been undergoing a strange immersion in Protestant theology. The subject here is Martin Gardner. I have been a fan of Martin’s since the days when I was a pretty regular reader of Scientific American, approx. … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy | 16 Comments

Heaven For Climate, Hell For Company

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Bradlaugh

The front page of my New York Post this morning, following the news that foreign terrorists are to be brought to New York to be tried in civilian courts, showed a mock-up of a New York City postcard featuring the Twin … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science & Faith | 10 Comments

Nicholas Wade’s New Book

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Nick Wade’s new book The Faith Instinct comes out next week.  I’ve been reading it for review, and it’s excellent.  He seems (I’m only 60 pages in) to plant himself firmly in the religion-is-adaptive camp. This puts him in a … Continue reading →

Posted in science, Science & Faith | 4 Comments

Secular Fic

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Having just promoted two nonfiction books about religion, I should add some fiction to the mix. Check out Rebecca Goldstein’s latest novel, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction. It’s very Goldstein: a perfect blend of intellectual … Continue reading →

Posted in Science & Faith | 3 Comments

Goodness!

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Some readers have asked me to comment on the extracts from Dinesh D’Souza’s new book, Life After Death: The Evidence currently appearing on National Review Online. The first one’s here, the second here. I confess I can’t find much to … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, Science & Faith | 49 Comments