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Author Archives: David Hume
Mr. Roboto!
The New Romney?: For all that, Romney is still Romney. I remember sitting amazed at a Romney town hall in New Hampshire in 2008 when he didn’t express any empathy for a girl who stood up and asked a question … Continue reading
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Tunisia vs. Egypt
Last winter and spring I expressed very qualified and modest optimism about the prospects for a liberal democracy in Tunisia, and far less of one in Egypt. Some updates…. Tunisian Police Stop Hardline Attack On TV Station: Tunisian police on … Continue reading
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The blind leading the more blind
Michael Totten points to this piece in The New Republic which sheds some light on the cult of personality around the Assad family which has developed amongst the Alawites. Based on the piece Totten declares that the Alawites are definitively … Continue reading
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The way we were
Remember this, Entitled to Their Opinions, Yes. But Their Facts?: Under “Muslim law as it is universally understood,” Luttwak wrote, Obama was born a Muslim, and his “conversion” to Christianity was an act of apostasy, a capital offense and “the … Continue reading
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Respect that affirmative action denies
A strange comment below: You can disagree with Positive Discrimination policies and disagree with the College Republicans’ stunt. I actually think they are behaving more egregiously that the progressive yahoos; their actions just further bolster the narrative that graduates of … Continue reading
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When “positive” discrimination isn’t so funny
At least to some people. A ‘Diversity Bake Sale’ Backfires on Campus: Student leaders worried that the bake sale would make students uncomfortable and aggravate tensions on campus. “A number of students have come to me very concerned,” said the … Continue reading
Would a robot do any worse?
I think America might need a little less heart, guys who you’d want to drink a beer with, and racial messiahs.
There’s liberal, and liberal….
Most of the time I think that American liberal shift from that term to “progressive” is kind of strange, since everyone knows that progressive means liberal. But sometimes I wonder if one of its positive benefits is to dampen the … Continue reading
What religion is all about
At The American Scene Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry states: To have a religion is to hold a belief about metaphysics. Either you believe that Allah is God and Muhammad is his Prophet or you don’t. If you do, and you eat pork, … Continue reading
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Evolution and the G.O.P. candidates
Over at FrumForum, Ask About Evolution at the GOP Debate: Prompting James Pethokoukis to ask: “Will we now get an evolution/global warming question at next GOP debate?” I hope the answer to this question is “yes.” The great thing is … Continue reading
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