Monthly Archives: March 2009

have no idea how to make sense of the claim “I am a woman/man trapped in the body of a man/woman”. Yet, I am more than a little distraught over the fact that way too many people seem more worried about individuals who make such a claim being taken seriously than taking seriously the absolutely despicable horror of curative rape that has become a part of the ugly moral landscape of a nation. This is one of the most egregious instances of moral numbness that I have witnessed in my lifetime Continue reading →

May the lives of Carroll and Harper stand as an everlasting fount of inspiration of the moral majesty of which human beings are capable if only they should keep their eyes on the moral prize. William Carroll did what no one would have criticized him for not doing. Evangeline Harper did what no one would have criticized her for not doing. And at its very best, this is what living morally is about, namely doing what is right when not a soul would think to criticize one for not doing so. What a different world this would be if only we could count on—not every other person or every 3rd or 4th person so to behave, but merely every 10th person so to behave.
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Breasts will never be baby-bottles and baby-bottles will never be breasts. Whatever equality is about, it cannot be about ignoring this simple truth. breastfeeding is a perfectly natural act. So is sex, urinating, and defecating. What we also know, given just the preceding examples, is that there are many ways to do what is natural. No woman should be prevented from breastfeeding in public. Discreet breastfeeding roundly satisfies this objective without placing a burden upon women and also without ignoring the simple reality that for any psychology healthy man naked breasts are wonderful things to behold. The asymmetry here has nothing to do with sexism but simply with the biological reality. Continue reading →

It is my prayer and hope, Chancellor Cantor, that you will repair matters by giving intellectual excellence the proper and immutable place it should have in your conception of diversity. In these trying times, there can be little doubt that the underprivileged of all backgrounds are very much in need of help. All the same, we must not exploit that desperate need by rendering such individuals mere place-holders in the tapestry of diversity. For that is but a palliative that in end eviscerates the humanity of these individuals whilst allowing Syracuse University to bask in the image of doing good.
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When an 11-year old boy, kills his father’s girlfriend that is indeed a cause for concern.  However, the case of Jordan Anthony Brown raises concerns from a number of different fronts.  There is the obvious issue of children being so … Continue reading →

So-called oppressed groups have mastered the art of dismissing criticisms.  They do so simply by calling “the other” who made the criticism an X-ist (racist or homophobe or Islamaphobe or antisemite or sexist, etc.).  So if the Xs in question … Continue reading →

Sans comprendre un mot de français, la mère de Diogo a passé plus que 4 heures dan la salle, en assistant la soutenance de la thèse de sa fils. On Friday, 2 December 2005, I had the pleasure of being … Continue reading →