I’ll be damned, part 2

I want to continue my criticism of some remarks by Michael Novak, so it seems appropriate to explain my animus.
I ran across the remarks in question by accident. Recently Heather Mac Donald wrote an article in The American Conservative concerning the place of atheists within the conservative movement. Somewhere I read that Mr Novak [...]

Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by pwyll
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Serving two masters

Or rather, one. When Christians embrace Marx it is Christ who seems to come out on the short end of the stick.
Take the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Founded in 1917, the group tries to uphold the teachings of George Fox, one of Quakerism’s founders, who urged his followers almost 350 years ago, to “live [...]

Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by pwyll
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Well I’ll be damned

Michael Novak, in First Things:
One reason I have often encountered for not believing in the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jesus runs like this: As long as there is even one orphaned child, who uncomprehendingly sobs alone in the dark, I will not accept a God who permits such a world to exist. I [...]

Posted on August 20th, 2006 by pwyll
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America’s native criminal class

via The Federal Times:
A bill to promote government transparency faces an uncertain future because of a far-from-transparent hold placed upon it in the Senate.An unknown number of senators have blocked legislation to create a public, searchable Website of all federal grants and contracts. Senate rules permit any senator to anonymously block consideration of a [...]

Posted on August 19th, 2006 by pwyll
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The tail end of the spear

A lovely story of how some clever statisticians saved the lives of American P-40 Warhawk pilots in WWII. No math required at all. Brilliant.

Posted on August 18th, 2006 by pwyll
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Oops, did I say General Hagee?

Being a grandstanding publicity hound is not without its trials and tribulations. Especially trials.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Marine Corps briefed Rep. John Murtha on the Haditha case after the vocal war critic publicly said Marines had killed innocent civilians in that Iraqi city, the Corps said on Thursday.
A group of Marines, [...]

Posted on August 17th, 2006 by pwyll
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