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I suggested the other day that I think it’s stupid and misguided to treat criticism of religious ideas and doctrines—even harsh, sarcastic, mocking criticism—as a form of “bigotry” akin to racism. I think Atrios nailed this pretty well last week, and even before I read his captivating and deft The Elementary Particles, I had a […]

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Glenn Reynolds reports yesterday’s anti-surge vote as: “Resolution in favor of defeat passes in the House.” Next up, Congress declines to fund research into perpetual motion machines, Glenn sniffs: “Resolution in favor of thermodynamics passes in the house.”

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Via Marginal Revolution comes a report of a company that is apparently making diamond rings using (and don’t ask me how this works) Beethoven’s DNA, extracted from remnants of the great composer’s hair. I’m curious: How good is the sample that can be extracted at this point? Because, at the risk of giving Leon Kass […]

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By now, you’ve probably heard about the flap over former Miami Heat baller Tim Hardaway’s repugnant radio interview, in which he reacted to news that fellow NBA alum John Amachi is gay by proclaiming his hatred of gay people and declaring that homosexuality “shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.” This morning, […]

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Via Feministing, the Eleventh Circuit has upheld an Alabama law banning the sale of “any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of the human genital organs.” The court’s argued that, though the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas struck down state laws against consensual sodomy as infringements on the right […]

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One more thought on the way we often discuss inequality. You’ll often see folk disturbed by inequality, or the growth thereof, say something along the lines of: “Last year, X percent of the growth in the economy/wealth/wages went to the top Y percent of the population.” Which makes it sound rather as though there’s some […]

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My phone is hosed; use e-mail if you need to reach me. Or, to quote Yglesias: “Looking at the Razor, you’d think they couldn’t make a phone that small. Then you realize they sort of can’t.”

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This seems to be getting surprisingly little buzz, but Utah’s governor just signed into law what looks to be the broadest, most sweeping voucher program in the country. The vouchers are progressive—the less you make, the large the voucher your kids are entitled to—but the plan will ultimately absorb at least some of the cost […]

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Via Radley, I see National Review has a topical piece up claiming “Virgins Make the Best Valentines. Given the prevalence of that rara avis in my demographic, I can only assume he’s urging me to date teenagers. No doubt Derb would approve. The source for the various claims Heritage flack Pat Fagan advances in the […]

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