Good to know that the President and his administration are going to explain to us why exactly we’re in Iraq, and what their plan is. This only six months too late. And here’s an interesting quote: Bush promised a “campaign style” drive to bolster public support in which “we’re going to say exactly why we’re […]

Posted on September 4th, 2003 by admin
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Gregg Easterbrook, better known these days as ESPN‘s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, had this to say about the ten commandments flap in Alabama: As a church-going Christian — TMQ was in this church on Sunday — I find it deeply embarrassing when Christianity is associated, in the public eye, with hucksters like Moore. I find it […]

Posted on August 26th, 2003 by admin
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Why is this even happening? The argument is “the laws of our nation are based on the ten commandments.” Really? Let’s have a look at one through three: 1. I AM THE LORD THY GOD, THOU SHALT NOT HAVE strange gods BEFORE ME. 2. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD […]

Posted on August 23rd, 2003 by admin
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Much has been said about Mel Gibson’s as-of-yet-unreleased-film The Passion, about the last hours of Jesus’ life. Here’s a short list of some of the complaints from various groups: 1. The film is anti-Semitic. 2. The film doesn’t hold to the Biblical narrative. 3. The film holds too closely to the Biblical narrative. 4. The […]

Posted on August 21st, 2003 by admin
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Slate has a brief article about how then-Governor Howard Dean was basically forced into granting same sex partnerships the same legal rights as a married couple. Most interesting quote from Dean: “Gay marriage makes me uncomfortable, the same as anybody else”

Posted on August 15th, 2003 by admin
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Lawrence Lessing has invited Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich to be a guest blogger on his site. I think this is going to do more harm than good for Kucinich, as he writes as if he’s writing a speech (which makes you wonder if he’s even writing the posts at all — perhaps it’s an […]

Posted on August 12th, 2003 by admin
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Scott Rosenberg has an interesting take on John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. I think his analysis of the treatise is good, but it has a certain liberal bent to it (which shouldn’t be a surprise considering he’s a columnist for Salon). Mill makes quite a case for Classical Liberalism, but I think these days it’s […]

Posted on August 12th, 2003 by admin
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If you live in Pittsburgh, you’ve no doubt heard that the city is laying off over 700 employees because of a massive budget shortfall. Pittsburgh’s financial situation has been pretty grim for years now, but things are finally starting to bottom out. So who is going to suffer the most? The average taxpayer. We lose […]

Posted on August 11th, 2003 by admin
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Piracy Rings Hurt the Music Industry More Than File Sharing I wonder when the RIAA will just admit this? This is like Microsoft going after folks that got a copy of Windoze from their friend instead of purchasing it. I used to work with a Pakistani fellow, and one day he asked us if we […]

Posted on August 4th, 2003 by admin
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Well, I learned a couple of things about the NYC school (see below). Enrollment is not limited to homosexuals. Here’s an excerpt from their mission statement: The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) believes all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. HMI creates […]

Posted on July 29th, 2003 by admin
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