Author Archives: David Hume

Herman Cain’s sin: stupidity, not bigotry

I get tired of Left-liberals who yammer on about “bigotry” because people are concerned that candidate X is Mormon/Muslim/etc. A person’s whole background matters, and when you are judging someone politically you are engaging in an act of discrimination based … Continue reading

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The rise of fundamentalism

As ultra-Orthodox flex muscle, Israel feminists see a backsliding: “Women walk down the street as though they are at the beach,” said Rabbi Shmuel Pappenheim, a spokesman and leader for an umbrella group of ultra-Orthodox factions. “If in the past … Continue reading

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Asians are not a minority

Is There Room for Diversity in Silicon Valley?: In the CNN documentary series, “Black in America,” eight Black entrepreneurs in the NewMe Accelerator program share their struggles to launch start-up businesses in a place where minority representation is virtually nonexistent. … Continue reading

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Romney as the new Dukakis

The analogy is pretty obvious. I brought it up in March, and George F. Will concludes a recently column with the idea: Republicans may have found their Michael Dukakis, a technocratic Massachusetts governor who takes his bearings from “data” (although … Continue reading

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is pregnant!

Behind the times. I did not know. A question of loyalty: Reportedly pregnant (her husband is British historian Niall Ferguson), she says she will raise her children to be faithful to the United States above all. “If my child were … Continue reading

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The West: the swords of Islam

Revolution Won, Top Libyan Official Vows a New and More Pious State: The leader of Libya’s transitional government declared to thousands of revelers in a crowded square here on Sunday that Libya’s revolution had ended, setting the country on the … Continue reading

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Why stand athwart history?

Coming soon to a bookstore near you: Reflections on the Revolution in Araby.

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Sarah Palin Part II

Perhaps worse than Palin! On Taxes and Fences, Cain Stumbles a Bit: When Mr. Gregory asked if Mr. Cain would describe himself as a “neoconservative” — the foreign policy approach championed by the Bush administration that favored the aggressive use … Continue reading

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Moving Secularism Forward, March 1st to 4th, Orlando

Moving Secularism Forward: The Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the Council for Secular Humanism will hold their annual conference “Moving Secularism Forward” March 1–4, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida. At “Moving Secularism Forward”, learn … Continue reading

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