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George Will on his relaxed atheism

Posted on March 2, 2015 by David Hume
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ISIS: Looking to the North

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Over in the Financial Times, there’s an interesting piece on Putin’s friends abroad, but this passage in particular caught my eye: The current Egyptian government believes that the Obama administration’s failure to support former President Hosni … Continue reading →

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‘But’

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. A writer for the Guardian, on cue (my emphasis added): We are in perilous territory. Slaughter as political protest cannot be defended. Free speech as legal and moral pre-requisites in a free society must be defended. … Continue reading →

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An ‘Enchanted Secularism’? No Thanks

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in the New York Times, David Brooks frets about what non-believers, um, believe: Over the past few years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of people who are atheist, agnostic or without religious affiliation. A fifth … Continue reading →

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Facelifts and Tummy Tucks a Form of “Aggression”?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Crux: ROME — A new Vatican document expresses a negative view of elective plastic surgery for women, warning that procedures such as facelifts and tummy tucks can become a form of “aggression” that threatens female identity. Surgical alterations in appearance, … Continue reading →

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Jumping on the Popemobile

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner It’s only fair to wait and see what Pope Francis has to say about the environment and climate change in his forthcoming encyclical, although, on the basis of a number of his comments on the topic … Continue reading →

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Mystic and Mad

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

In the Spectator a review by Sean McGlynn of a new book intended to show that there was more to the Middle Ages than mud and blood: For those who imagine the medieval period along the lines of Monty Python … Continue reading →

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Too Dangerous a Historical Debate

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in the Guardian, Nick Cohen on self-censorship: Unless we find the courage to overcome fear, the self-censorship will spread, and not only in the media. Colleagues who wanted historians at a London museum to talk about the long history … Continue reading →

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#PasCharlie 2

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner (yesterday): Tomorrow Paris will play host to a march designed to show France’s unity in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. The Guardian explains: Je suis Charlie. Nous sommes Charlie. La France est Charlie. Under … Continue reading →

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#PasCharlie

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: The #JeSuisCharlie message doesn’t appear to be getting through to some. The Global Post: A Swedish member of parliament reported a far-right leader to the police on Friday for alleged incitement to hatred over a comment … Continue reading →

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