Category Archives: politics

Gov. vs. God

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Apparently Wisconsin’s governor Walker is taking on the Almighty Himself. Who knew? “Pastor Dan”, that’s who: Below the fold is the text of a joint press release from Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and Madison Urban Ministry, two Wisconsin religious … Continue reading →

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Arabian Nightmare?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-Posted on the Corner: It’s a week or two old now, but the warning that runs through this article from the London Spectator is still worth pondering: Here’s an extract: As a hint of what might be in store for … Continue reading →

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On The Run

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner. Writing in the Guardian Nick Cohen puts the terrible killings in Pakistan into wider context: One Pakistani journalist I spoke to described his fellow liberals as members of a persecuted minority, who now knew that … Continue reading →

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Not A Good Sign

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner. Via AFP: Google executive Wael Ghonim, who emerged as a leading voice in Egypt’s uprising, was barred from the stage in Tahrir Square on Friday by security guards, an AFP photographer said. Ghonim tried to … Continue reading →

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A Reasonable Compromise

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via the Washington Post: After two years of struggling to balance the rights of patients against the beliefs of health-care workers, the Obama administration on Friday finally rescinded most of a federal regulation designed to protect those who refuse to … Continue reading →

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Tunisia: Some Portents

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: This demonstration in Tunis (report from AFP; extract follows) obviously reflects growing unease: TUNIS — Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday for a secular state following the murder of a Polish priest, verbal attacks on Jews … Continue reading →

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Social conservatism & religious conservatism

Posted on February 19, 2011 by David Hume

The New York Times profiled this website today. Dan Riehl responds: This article is a lot of hogwash and it causes me to wonder if these specific views of Heather Mac Donald and Razib Khan aren’t driven more by a … Continue reading →

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Mormons, the communitarian conservatives?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by David Hume

From the Center-Left Jon Chait asserts: The entry of Jon Huntsman into the Republican primary field has created strong competition for what has to be a tiny number of Republican voters who want a nominee who’s both sane and Mormon…. … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Cowardice

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via the Daily Telegraph: Baroness Ashton is under fire after the EU failed to agree on a statement condemning attacks on religious minorities in the Islamic world because it is not politically correct to use the … Continue reading →

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“The Worse the Better”

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: In a long and interesting post over at the London Spectator Alex Massie thinks aloud over where the Egyptian revolution might be going. Agree or disagree, it’s all worth reading, but this caught my eye: … Continue reading →

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