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Secularism in substance and style

Posted on December 5, 2012 by David Hume

Over at The Daily Caller, Time for a secular right. But what does this mean??? Last I checked the majority of Republican voters are not evangelical Protestants. But, evangelical Protestantism, and to a great extent Southern white sectionalism, are associated … Continue reading →

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Cruz: “I don’t know a single Republican…who wants to take away anybody’s contraceptives”

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Walter Olson

Last week at the Federalist Society annual lawyers’ convention, Texas Senator-elect Ted Cruz made the following remarks (beginning at 23:05 on the video): The President, every Democrat, went throughout this campaign, saying, “Republicans want to take away contraceptives.” What utter … Continue reading →

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Dumb sentence of the day

Posted on November 20, 2012 by David Hume

I Believe and Am Thankful: “Believing what was believed to be literally true for a few thousand years is now nutty.” Yes, that’s how it goes in science. Aristotle’s ethics may be relevant for moderns, but his physics most certainly … Continue reading →

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Thy will be done

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

A heavy snow is whipping the New York City region, blown relentlessly by winds expected to reach 60 mph later tonight.  Thousands in the area are still without electricity or heat in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and are living in … Continue reading →

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The diminishing marginal returns to modern social liberalism

Posted on November 4, 2012 by David Hume

Rather than a coldly elucidated set of principles in a Benthamite fashion modern social liberalism is fundamentally a movement of justice rooted in feeling. That everyone get a fair-go, that everyone can engage in their own personal project of self-actualization. … Continue reading →

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Pre-mortem

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

It is depressing to see Fox News so desperately flogging the Benghazi attack in the last moments of the election.  Is that really the best that Romney and the Republicans have at this point?  It is a sideshow to the … Continue reading →

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Don’t go to college, please!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

Hurricane Sandy has provided yet another reminder of our practical and psychological dependence on a steady supply of electricity.  Granted, the current devastation to the energy grid is a distribution, rather than a supply, crisis.  Nevertheless, utopian greens should take … Continue reading →

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October Surprise

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

The election’s over.  My bets were on President Obama in any case, but the rightful suspension of campaigning in the aftermath of the hurricane catastrophe seals Romney’s fate.  Obama gets to look presidential, while Romney disappears.  Even if that suspension … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Governor: Go pray!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Heather Mac Donald

Connecticut Governor Dannel Molloy this morning advised his state’s residents to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and then go “pray.”  What exactly would those prayers look like?  “Dear God: Even though you’ve sent this hurricane (because nothing happens on earth that … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Anti-euthanasia zealot Rebecca Hamilton writes in Patheos: Doctors are rapidly becoming the new executioner class of our society. Oh, good grief. Executioner Class? Rapidly? Really? And then there’s this: Every single human being has an intrinsic value and right to … Continue reading →

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