Blog search

The Psychology of Progressive Hostility - Quillette

The Psychology of Progressive Hostility - Quillette Matthew Blackwell writes: "Both Sowell and Pinker contend that conservatives see an unfortunate world of moral trade-offs in which every moral judgment comes with costs that must be properly balanced. Progressives, on the...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 16, 2018 1:42 PM

Afraid to speak up: In the era of trigger warnings, a tenured professor stays silent - The Washington Post

Afraid to speak up: In the era of trigger warnings, a tenured professor stays silent - The Washington Post Prof. Rajshree Agarwal, director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 5, 2016 12:59 PM

Through African Eyes by John A. Azumah | Articles | First Things

Through African Eyes by John A. Azumah | Articles | First Things A Presbyterian pastor from Ghana teaching at PCUSA (liberal Presbyterian) church puts forth an African Christian perspective on the gay marriage debate in the Global North and gets...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 23, 2015 11:49 PM

The Left wages total war and then plays victim | Tim Carney | WashingtonExaminer.com

The Left wages total war and then plays victim | Tim Carney | WashingtonExaminer.com "After millennia of marriage being uncontroversially a union between one man and one woman, and after a decade of electorates in most states (and President Obama...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 1, 2015 7:49 PM

Ace of Spades HQ: The New Intolerance: We Are Now Required To Embrace Just About Everything, Except the Gutter Religion Christianity

Ace of Spades HQ: The New Intolerance: We Are Now Required To Embrace Just About Everything, Except the Gutter Religion Christianity The writer is an atheist, a fiscal and foreign policy conservative, not at all a social conservative. Bottom line:...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 1, 2015 3:07 AM

Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say -- NYMag

Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say -- Jonathan Chait -- NYMag "The p.c. style of politics has one serious, possibly fatal drawback: It is exhausting. Claims of victimhood that are useful within the left-wing subculture may alienate much of...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 28, 2015 12:16 AM