Monthly Archives: December 2009

One absurdity of political correctness is that profiling is inherently wrong, because it is a form of racism.  The truth of matter is that profiling is the only way to combat certain forms of evil.  And this point is very … Continue reading →

A complete disregard for the truth has become commonplace.  The surprise, perhaps, is that the Freedom from Religion Foundation turns out to be an organization that has blatantly disregarded the truth.  Lest there be any understanding, I have no objection … Continue reading →

Imagine me being accused of slandering Evan Cohen! Alas, a reader of my previous blog-entry about Cohen, “Evan Cohen: The Foolery of Defending his Daughter,” has suggested that perhaps I did just that.  In fact, the reader wrote three separate … Continue reading →

Defending the right of one’s daughter to be mean and nasty to another is very, very tricky business.  It is pretty much tantamount to winning the battle but losing the war.  Evan Cohen recently defended his daughter’s right to be … Continue reading →

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada made the utterly absurd claim that not voting for the Health Care Bill is tantamount to the acts of racism that were constitutive of American Slavery. The very suggestion is so outlandish that this remark by Reid ought to have been treated either as an absurd joke or an indication that Reid is mentally deranged. Quite simply, Senator Harry Reid trivialized American Slavery. And what is truly troubling is the simple truth far too many blacks in America are too besotted with the idea of using the charge of racism for self-advancement to see this most despicable reality. Continue reading →

When we turn to the list of Congressional Medal Honorees, it should be an extremely rare instance when all that we can see about a given honoree is that she or he has scored more than any other person playing a particular sport. And that instance should be a mistake. In the case of Tiger Woods, there can be no rational at all for making even that mistake. Continue reading →

One thing is for certain is that statistical generalizations are here to say. This is because making such generalizations is a defining feature of being rational Continue reading →

If I ask myself who seems to believe in global warming most fervently, I am inclined to say that the answer is those who reject the idea of God. What intrigues me is just how much the commitment to global warming has had all the feel of a religious conviction minus the belief in God. People believed in the idea, talked about the idea, and sanctified the idea. On the one hand, there are the facts of science; on the other, there is nature—this higher power, if you will—giving human beings an opportunity to make a difference. Might I say “to redeem themselves”? Continue reading →