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McCain on Roe v Wade [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]A Time blog digs up an interesting quote from John McCain in 1999: "I'd love to see a point where it is irrelevant, and could be repealed because abortion is no longer necessary," McCain told the Chronicle in 1999. "But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would... |
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Why I Love Virginia Postrel [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]She just wrote a beautiful piece about a wedding in her family and how, in contrast to all that nonsense we hear about the "radical homosexual agenda," it was really just a routine event - and that's exactly how it should be treated: I understand why people who don't have any close g... |
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The Real Idiot of the Month [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]The execrable Glenn Beck, who is actually calling on his listeners to waste as much energy as they can in order to make up for the positive steps the Democratic National Convention is taking to reduce the environmental impact of the event. No, I'm not making this up: Read the rest of this post...... |
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Dinosaurs Helped Build the Pyramids [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]You have to see this thread at Free Republic about a school in Malta called the Accelerated Christian Academy that teaches young earth creationism. Accelerated, you say? Well of course. Just look at what their director says is taught: But the curriculum of the Accelerated Christian Academy in ... |
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A Counterpoint on Michelle Obama's Speech [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]Here is a compelling argument about the one aspect of Michelle Obama's speech that really did stand out. It's from one of Andrew Sullivan's readers: I am a 36 year old African American woman. I have two girls ages 10 and 8. The country does not get the full import of this moment. My daughters ... |
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Russia Not to Invade Middle East, Film at 11 [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]This is why I read the Worldnutdaily first thing every morning (or every afternoon, depending on when I got out of bed), for headlines like this: Surprise! Russia not about to invade Mideast, says new prophecy theory Whew, I feel so much better now. Was there some sane and rational person i... |

