(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited, for those who might have missed them the first time around. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008.) After I published an op-ed on …
Monthly Archive: December 2007
Dec 28 2007
Should atheists “come out”? -2
(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited, for those who might have missed them the first time around. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008.) Some time ago, I posed the …
Dec 27 2007
Should atheists “come out”?
(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited, for those who might have missed them the first time around. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008.) In a previous posting, I suggested …
Dec 26 2007
Should scientists try to accommodate religion?
(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited, for those who might have missed them the first time around. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008.) Within the scientific community, there are …
Dec 25 2007
Reason’s Greetings!
(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited, for those who might have mossed them the first time around. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008.) I hope all this blog’s readers …
Dec 24 2007
Should secularists fight for 100% separation of church and state?
(I am taking a break from original posts due to the holidays and because of travel after that. Until I return, here are some old posts, updated and edited if necessary. New posts should appear starting Monday, January 14, 2008. Meanwhile, I would like to wish all this blog’s readers Reason’s Greetings (with thanks to …
Dec 21 2007
Meet the Villagers-2: The current elections
In the current race for the presidency, it has become clear that among the candidates who might be suitable, the Villagers are supporting Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the Democratic side and Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain on the Republican side. All of them have made the proper obeisance to the Village …
Dec 20 2007
Meet the Villagers-1: How the American political system really works
It is hard to understand American politics without having a clear idea about the nature of how power is controlled and the important decisions made. The first step to understanding is to not take seriously divisions along the lines of Democrat-Republican or liberal-conservative or left-right. While such terms may be useful in limited contexts, they …
Dec 19 2007
The Republican hysteria over Huckabee
As the interminable political primary season drags on, I have to say that the Republican race has proved to be far more interesting than the Democratic one. We have the drama of Mitt Romney trying to fend off unease over the issue of his Mormon religion and worrying about how his switching of positions to …
Dec 18 2007
Collateral damage from the war to defend Christmas
The absurdity of ‘defending Christmas’ in the US of all places reached a new low when the US House of Representatives actually passed a bill on December 11, 2007 “Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith”. (Thanks to Ross for alerting me to this.) The text of the bill starts by listing all …
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