More ACLU news
I wonder if he could get the ACLU to help him? Union orders dues donated to ACLU over objection of employee.
James Kalb
Drang nach Osten
Jack Straw may be loathsome, but I do like his theory that the way to solve problems caused by immigration is to deal with their cause, “the huge imbalance in the quality of life and the standard of living between countries in the EU and those some way to the east,” by enlargement of … More ...
Amazing discovery: men and women different
Scientific American bites the bullet: in spite of their generally left-wing orientation, they’re chosen Sex Differences in the Brain as a feature article. The article plays it straight summarizing the findings of recent research, even reporting as a possibility Richard Lynn’s suggestion that female IQs are lower.
Mainstreaming unlimited
I’d prefer other topics too, but mainstreaming homosexuality seems to be what’s happening: children’s book features gay boy. The book has a 10-year-old protagonist, and “[w]hile it contains some sex, it is not graphic and is not a dominant theme.” Like I said, mainstreaming—it’s no big deal. In theory a sequel could include a … More ...
Catholic conservatives: procedural or substantive?
Here’s a discussion in the Catholic context of issues related to the distinction between procedural and substantive conservatism: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Liberals and Conservatives.
Procedural and substantive conservatism
Like other political views, conservatism can be substantive or procedural:
- A substantive conservative is conservative because he believes there are truths we need that can’t be demonstrated to be true or even articulated fully. He is attached to his own tradition primarily because he sees those truths embodied in it. Substantive conservatives are usually religious
Whites a minority at Stanford
A triumph: whites pushed into minority status at Stanford. The key is recruitment, university officials say. Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, polls show most Californians favor getting rid of racial designations.
The EU and women in science
It all comes together in one story: Dearth of Women in Europe’s Top Science Jobs: Report. The story touches on the EU, human rights, an “expert group” and the fate of science in liberal society, and even includes a idiotic quote from the EU Research Commissioner: “A better balance of the sexes in scientific … More ...
Why the human rights treaties?
Why is it that “human rights” treaties get signed with such alacrity? On its face, The Convention on the Rights of the Child makes depriving a child of the right to watch the TV programs he likes (Article 13) or choose who he hangs out with (Article 15) human rights violations. Nonetheless, it has been … More ...
Yet more on pedophilia and homosexuality
Here’s yet another compilation of materials on the links between homosexuality and child molestation that notoriously don’t exist.