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Category Archives: politics
Necessity and sufficiency of an organic movement
John Henke’s post Organizing Against WorldNetDaily has prompted some response in the blogosphere. This Conor Friedersdorf post is the second contribution he has made to the discussion. Much of the debate has revolved around the intellectual/elite vs. populist dimension. Because … Continue reading
Seniors hate government health insurance
H. L. Mencken is laughing somewhere. See data here.
Attitudes toward government spending on healthcare
The General Social Survey had a question of the form: Listed below are various areas of government spending. Please indicate whether you would like to see more or less government spending in each area. Remember that if you say “much … Continue reading
The great polarization
Occasionally we at Secular Right receive emails as to the agenda or manifesto behind this website. Since this is a collective of varied opinions we can not naturally offer a creed or statement of beliefs which is very thick. In … Continue reading
More on Collins
Interesting comment thread on the Collins appointment. Just a few. P.Z. Myers bitterly attacks Kenneth Miller, who has provided expert testimony against “Intelligent Design” in court, as a “creationist.” Perhaps Myers does so attack Miller somewhere, but in a posting this morning … Continue reading
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Fundamentalism & Terror
Here’s a review of Timothy Garton Ash’s new book by the distinguished British philosopher John Gray. The following passages, in particular, caught my attention: The reception of Garton Ash’s writings on Muslim fundamentalism is instructive in this regard. He provoked … Continue reading
For entertainment purposes only
Rasmussen Reports has poll up about the potential 2012 nominees for the Republican Party up. Politico notes: “In general, the higher a Republican voter’s income level and educational achievement, the more likely he or she is to think Palin’s decision … Continue reading
The army marches on….
In the comments below I asserted that Sarah Palin’s political future is in her own hands because she has a following that will stand with her come hell or high water. For example, Erick Erickson of RedState states his analysis … Continue reading
Religion & the welfare state
The fact that high levels of religion tend to be inversely correlated with per capita government social spending is well known on an international scale. But it doesn’t seem true for American states.
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Tagged politics, religion, religion and welfare, social spending, welfare
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Politics & the transparent society
The Mark Sanford affair is all over the news right now. Additionally, a newspaper in South Carolina has released the first batch of emails of private correspondence between Sanford and his mistress. How would you like your personal romantic correspondence … Continue reading