The Coalition wants ” to stress a commitment to the Catholic Church.” Why?… Read the rest

If you use it to defame real, identifiable people who do not possess vast political power but do have real reputations,  then be careful you’re not abusing the privilege.… Read the rest

Noisy public deception gets taken apart over a period of nine days.… Read the rest

An anonymous blog that spent most of its time misrepresenting four bloggers and writing fake comments has suddenly shut down.… Read the rest

Is enraged at Belgium; Vatican calls Belgian law enforcement worse than “the old communist regimes.”… Read the rest

Should government decisions about risk reflect our irrational foibles or the rational calculations of sober risk assessment? … Read the rest

An artist who was intimidated by nothing—the opposite of a fear-driven recluse or a lovelorn spinster.… Read the rest

Conspicuous consumption thrives while the humble are punished for a recession brought on by the mighty.… Read the rest

One’s position on a spectrum says nothing about how dogmatic one is.… Read the rest

A 2 hours symposium was devoted to accommodationism; someone from AAAS said atheists are extremists.… Read the rest

The European aid worker who dismissed the violence as “cultural” implied that Congolese women should expect to be raped.… Read the rest

Ben, Dickie and Simon ask questions.… Read the rest

It need not be mystical nonsense, but it usually is.… Read the rest

Nerve connections in the brain are not sufficiently formed to register pain.… Read the rest

It’s much much much nicer than you think. Really.… Read the rest

“The people who believe themselves to be on the left, and who defend the agents of Islam in the name of tolerance and culture, are being right-wing.”… Read the rest