Category Archives: General

I have to agree with Harcamone about the Hitchens-Taranto duel. I read the Hitchens piece and thought it was great cuz it’s more or less where I’m at. Then later I saw the Taranto piece and read it, and it … Continue reading →

Posted by Harcamone Here are the links to Hitch’s and Taranto’s dueling essays. Hitch’s is thoroughly predictable, and gives no new or interesting slant on anything. He could have phoned his ideas in. He has said the same thing a … Continue reading →

We had a fun time at the blognashville dinner last night. You can see a picture of the dinner here (scroll down). Here’s a picture I took just outside the restaurant:

This great article by Christopher Hitchens, Why I’m Rooting Against the Religious Right, prompted the following exchange between me and my brother, after I sent him the link with a note saying, “You gotta love this article”. Hitchens begins with … Continue reading →

I recently finished the Penguin biography of Joseph Smith. It was interesting not only because of the bizarre Mormon saga, but also enlightening as to the incredible religious fervor that was extant at the time. It was extreme, and extremely … Continue reading →

Posted by Harcamone Up to now, I had considered liberal fears of theocratic intrusion into public policy overblown, even a tad hysterical. Andrew Sullivan shares your concern, Nick. See some of the stuff on his current front page relating to … Continue reading →

I have been more than a little surprised at the intensity of the conservative response to the Terry Schiavo case, especially from a bunch of people I had always considered to be reasonable, like Mark Steyn, Jonah Goldberg, Peggy Noonan, … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Up to now, I had considered liberal fears of theocratic intrusion into public policy overblown, even a tad hysterical. But the Schiavo case gives me pause. Not only the lunatics like Randall Terry parading outside the hospice, … Continue reading →

I have been relieved of the necessity of commenting on the Terry Schiavo case by Christopher Hitchens, than whom no one has or could write a more viciously hilarious summing up. The opening paragraph of Easter Charade, his article in … Continue reading →

Very funny article in the SF Chronicle today about what a bummer it is, all this democracy catching on in the Middle East. It’s making it hard to organize anti-war demonstrations. The article doesn’t intend to be funny, but I … Continue reading →