Author Archives: mupetblast

The American Conservative’s Commitment to Truthiness?

Posted on November 6, 2016 by mupetblast

Rod Dreher at The American Conservative – which could easily be referred to as the “Rod Dreher Show” given his incredibly productive posting habits (he’s reportedly responsible for about half the site’s traffic) – writes that SJWs (Social Justice Warriors), like … Continue reading →

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Even Muslims Think British Police Might be Overcompensating

Posted on September 10, 2016 by mupetblast

Just as the level of trust in the West’s governing institutions is at or near all-time lows, the Daily Telegraph reports that British officials in the vicinity of Birmingham are considering allowing female officers of the Islamic persuasion to don…burkas: A police … Continue reading →

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“On the Ideology of Anti-Islamophobia”

Posted on June 25, 2016 by mupetblast

An interesting criticism of the notion of “Islamophobia,” translated from French, has made an appearance at Charnel House, a Marxist blog that’s nearly equally fascinated by architecture. (They say the last remaining Marxists are to be found in English departments, but … Continue reading →

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The “God Gap” Shrinks in a Trump v. Clinton Matchup

Posted on May 3, 2016 by mupetblast

This from Religion News Service: The Battleground Poll has the Clinton-Trump God gap at under 15 points, with those who say they go to church at least once a week preferring Trump to Clinton by nine points and those attending less … Continue reading →

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Documenting Anti-Trump Sentiment on Blue Tribe Facebook

Posted on December 11, 2015 by mupetblast

This will be fun. So, the anti-Trump hysteria has reached a fevered pitch, with the unsurprising adherence to Godwin’s law in full effect. “He’s Hitler,” proclaims people supremely annoyed by Donald Trump’s over-the-top rhetoric. (Meditate on that for a second.) See … Continue reading →

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Must-Read Interview with Sam Harris

Posted on November 28, 2015 by mupetblast

The New Atheist’s interview with Salon – a publication largely hostile to the Bertrand Russell-style liberalism of Harris and his ilk – is better read at Harris’s own website, in its unedited form. (A portion of the interview that badmouths … Continue reading →

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They Like Murray Bookchin, Not Murray Rothbard

Posted on November 25, 2015 by mupetblast

Here’s an interesting piece on Kurdish Syria, wherein the influence of American far-left thinking on the region’s secular politics is explored. Specifically, its influence on Kurdistan Workers’ Party co-founder Abdullah Ocalan, who is currently languishing in a Turkish prison: One of … Continue reading →

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New Heights in Wishful Thinking

Posted on November 17, 2015 by mupetblast

A Facebook friend posted this today: This person isn’t particularly political – a well-intentioned but corny meme isn’t really the stuff of those more consumed by politics, in my experience – but their taken-for-granted progressivism was kicked into gear following … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance in Paris

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mupetblast

After reading this piece from Haaretz dubbed “In Paris Neighborhood Heavily Hit by Terrorists, Residents View Attackers as Victims,” one wonders if the idea of the “liberal mugged by reality” is itself more fantasy than real-life: They aren’t angry, at … Continue reading →

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Liberal Churches Most Discriminatory?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by mupetblast

That’s according to new research on display in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion: This article reports the results of a nationwide audit study testing how Christian churches welcome potential newcomers to their churches as a function of … Continue reading →

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