Monday, 5/12/14 Religious freedom in Oregon and elsewhere Botched execution a feature, not a bug? Is a painful death evil? Well, if the NSA says it, that settles it! Carry me back … Venerable animosity Continue reading “Monday, 5/12/14” →
Wednesday, 5/7/14 Is transparent bigotry better than veiled? Dude, you are sooo gonna hate yourself in the morning Separation of knowledge and metaphysics Why I’m not distraught at BHO Much more useful, but rather unlike theodicy Identity Politics Candidates 276 dark-skinned economic non-entities kidnapped. Yawn! Continue reading “Wednesday, 5/7/14” →
Tuesday, 5/6/14 Woohoo! “Sectarian Prayer” liberated! Nicholas Wade tattoos a bullseye on his forehead Continue reading “Tuesday, 5/6/14” →
Sunday, 5/4/14 The Western Devil Made Putin Do It Capitalism: Unforgiving of Conservatives Intemperate speech again legal in Indiana Reading for the wrong reasons Continue reading “Sunday, 5/4/14” →
Friday, 5/2/14 Political gossip wind-down The UCC bumps up against an anti-fraud law American foibles, America’s future Ideas have consequences daily snippets Continue reading “Friday, 5/2/14” →
Thursday, 5/1/14 Mea culpa Prattle deconstructed Screwtape Letters as a Cartoon?! John Kerry’s heartening gaffe and non-apology “John 6.66” Continue reading “Thursday, 5/1/14” →
Monday, 4/18/14 What does it take to admit tragedy? Speak aright of human rights Changing times: Single, religious, educated, female Voter ID Fraud The return of dhimmitude Garry Wills: stylish writing, muddled thinking Continue reading “Monday, 4/18/14” →
Four on Marriage, 4/27/14 A Gesture toward truce in the Culture Wars What’s wrong with a “throuple”? Patchwork Quilts and Roll-Up Solutions Halachically speaking Continue reading “Four on Marriage, 4/27/14” →
Saturday, 4/26/14 Simone Weil on Natural Weaknesses Demonizing isn’t a Policy Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism Kvetching Up a Sagamore of the Wabash Award Penal Atonement again Continue reading “Saturday, 4/26/14” →
Wednesday 4/23/14 Blind obedience 200 years: down the memory hole in 25 The vicious human rights bigots of yesteryear Father Revolutionary Autonomy? No, obediencen Continue reading “Wednesday 4/23/14” →