In the thread to the post below, Scott P. suggests denying felons the right to vote is consistent with social contract theory. I think that's probably true for some but not all versions of social contract theory, but not a particularly helpful observation. Another commenter,...
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I think the ban on the hijab in public schools and other public places in France and elsewhere is deeply misguided at best, thinly veiled racism at (much more likely).
...update from davenoon, inspired by comments...
From the "subplot excised from The Road for being too disturbing and creepy" file:Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.The gang allegedly targeted people on...
Two QOTDs:Jacob Levy:A Veteran's/ Armistice/ Remembrance Day observed on November 11 in particular shouldn't just mean a gauzy and somber honoring of live veterans and fallen soldiers. It should be.
I've always found the approach to religious neutrality employed by (amongst many other countries) France, which includes a ban on religious headscarves in public schools, to be deeply misguided and.
In today's "Newt Gingrich Letter", a publication that occasionally appears uninvited in my inbox:In retrospect it is clear Dede Scozzafava should never have been nominated because she was far too liberal to be acceptable. Republican leaders in New York must recognize that Mike Long and...
In the process of voting, I find myself pondering "King County Charter Amendment #1: Repeal of Section 350.20.30 and Portions of Article 9 - Transitory Provisions" Here's the text in.
At the horror show that is death penalty jurisprudence in the state of Texas has been getting some attention around here, I remember that I have been remiss in not.
Daniel Davies clearly knows a thing or two about playing the contrarian. His rules for contrarians post is, unsurprisingly, a must-read:The whole idea of contrarianism is that you’re “attacking the conventional wisdom”, you’re “telling people that their most cherished beliefs are wrong”, you’re “turning the...
Via Rick Perlstein, I Conor Freidersdorf has a new blog, The GOP Speaks. He's sent seven innocuous, straightforward questions about the future of the Republican Party to County Republican Party.
You've found the sweet spot; a compromise bill that everyone to the left of Snowe and to the right of Jay Rockefeller can support.I have no idea if Rockefeller would.