Category Archives: culture

Religion & abortion, the international trends

Posted on June 4, 2009 by David Hume

It is a well known fact that in the United States that opposition to abortion tends to be concentrated among the most religious segment of the population. It is also a fact that the more secular nations tend to be … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics | Tagged abortion, data, demographics | 15 Comments

What’s A Fetus?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Mr. Hume: A great deal of what is said about abortion is, it seems to me, empty word-play. “It’s a person!” says Megan McArdle. “We all agree, don’t we, that killing a person, other than an enemy in war or convicted … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, law, politics | 26 Comments

Politics as personal disposition

Posted on May 7, 2009 by David Hume

Will Wilkinson has a post up, The Caveman Roots of Liberal Democracy?, which riffed off some opinions in regards to the swing back toward “primal” values which I perceive to be the norm in modern liberal societies. Some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics, science | Tagged behavior genetics, Personality, politics | 21 Comments

Back to the Paleolithic

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Thanks to Mr. Stuttaford & Mr. Hume for their responses. A few points at random. • (1) Is conservatism coextensive with libertarianism? You’d think so from reading the exchanges here. However, it seems to me there ought to be political room … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics, Uncategorized | 51 Comments

Change does not always march in one direction

Posted on May 4, 2009 by David Hume

Over the past few days we have had some discussion on this weblog about the marriage of individuals of the same sex from different vantage points. As an empirical matter I think Andrew Stuttaford is correct to predict that this … Continue reading →

Posted in culture | Tagged cycles, history | 36 Comments

Religious Left

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Bradlaugh

Why do we need a secular right blog? Well for one thing, because institutional religion, and religious institutions, are all too often cheerleaders for the multicultural Left. Case in point: Providence College. From a friend: Congressman Tom Tancredo will be making … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

A Secular Case Against Gay Marriage?

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Bradlaugh

New York Governor Dave Paterson made some curious remarks on the gay marriage issue yesterday. The gist of them, so far as I can understand it, was that (a) opponents of gay marriage are motivated by their religion, and (b) the present … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, law, politics | 162 Comments

A non-secular past, present and future

Posted on April 27, 2009 by David Hume

In the comments below I engaged in a little bit of glib dismissal in regards to the contention that a secular society is not sustainable. The issue though need some elaboration. I agree with John Derbyshire when he says: Mark: … Continue reading →

Posted in culture | Tagged Asia, religion | 23 Comments

The religious support for neoliberalism?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by David Hume

Over at TMP Cafe there is a discussiona bout Red State, Blue State. This post has an interesting snippet: …But before we grab on to such a U.S.-centric explanation, it is worth noting that John Huber and Piero Stanig have … Continue reading →