thoughts in and out of season
A couple of years ago I wrote an essay on The Tyranny of Liberalism. Now I have a sequel that I’m revising because it didn’t get published where I wanted. I thought I’d post it here to see if anyone finds it interesting enough to comment:
FURTHER THOUGHTS ON LIBERAL TYRANNY
by James Kalb… More ...
No big surprise: Sex-Ed Programs Not Cutting Risky Behavior. Sex is a matter of what life is and what we are as men and women, not “giving young people the information they need to make responsible choices.” Sex education is an attempted techno-fix for a basic human condition. As such the only surprise is … More ...
Will proceedings in the International Criminal Court preserve even the appearance of judicial decency? It’s hard to create something as evanescent as judiciousness in an institution without a network of relationships, expectations and traditions to support it, and such things seem lacking in the case of the ICC. “World society” is somewhat of a fiction, … More ...
The theory that EU expansion is the solution to popular concern in Europe about job security and crime isn’t Jack Straw’s personal fantasy. Others share it too. Possible bases for the theory include:
Immigration hits Anytown, USA: New ethnic patchwork frays community bonds. It’s not clear why one would choose for this to happen.
Good news of a minor sort: British Columbia actually did shut down its human rights commission, although (as suggested in our earlier notice) something equally bad is presumably in the works.
Money, the Internet and homosexuality: it all comes together in the electronic world market of everything. Untapped Webizens: Seeking Out the Gay and Lesbian Market deals with the personal importance of the internet to homosexuals, and the importance of both to sellers of expensive cutting-edge consumer goods.
Mark Steyn writes in his usual style about Mohammed Atta’s attempt to get a government loan to finance the purchase of an airplane, but the witticisms aren’t necessary. The actual interview with the loan officer can stand alone: after an hour-long discussion about cutting her throat, destroying Washington D.C., and the greatness of Osama bin … More ...
What to do? There’s plenty for right-wingers to complain about but solutions are notoriously scarce. A couple of days ago I put up a piece with some suggestions. Here are some others that friends have put forward:
War with Holland? We had a poll on the subject several weeks ago and most people thought the idea was silly. Now it’s in the news: US-Kongress droht Niederlanden mit Invasion (“US Congress threatens the Netherlands with invasion”). It seems the Dutch are annoyed that Congress is talking about protecting Americans from the International Criminal … More ...