The Washington Post obituary.… Read the rest
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Is the French Government Anti-Intelligence?
Feb 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
French intellectuals have signed a petition to that effect.… Read the rest
US Trade Embargo Extended to Research
Feb 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Treasury Department warns against publishing scientific research from Iran, Libya, Sudan, Cuba.… Read the rest
The Hubble Telescope is Doomed
Feb 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush administration has redirected NASA resources to Mars and moon trips.… Read the rest
Prince Charles Makes Fool of Himself – Again
Feb 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
More “alternative” treatments should be available on the NHS.… Read the rest
A Defense of Whig History
Feb 28th, 2004 | By Christopher OrletNot long ago the television show Biography aired a documentary on the life of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. Midway through the film came the obligatory two minutes concerning Ford’s anti-Semitic rantings, his Nazi medal, and his anti-Jewish newspaper The Dearborn Independent. When it came time to put Ford’s anti-Semitism into perspective, the film-makers explained that Ford’s views were part and parcel of growing up on a Reconstruction-era farm in southeast Michigan, and as such the great man was no different than anyone else of his time and place. The film-makers didn’t go into the reasons why the good folks of southeast Michigan should be naturally anti-Semitic. There were after all no Jews to speak of in … Read the rest
Another Bad Defense
Feb 27th, 2004 11:27 pm | By Ophelia BensonWe’ll get back to the religious discussion (and anyway it’s continuing in a lively manner in the comments), but other things come up in the meantime. This item may seem like just a bit of self-advertising, but it isn’t really. I hadn’t even seen it until today, and didn’t know about it, so I feel I came by it honestly. That is to say, I would have linked to it anyway, even if it had not been by someone who writes a column for B&W; I would have linked to it if I’d never heard of Julian. I would have done a Note and Comment as well, because he mentions some ideas I’ve been scratching away at lately, and others … Read the rest
MMR Parents Denied Legal Aid
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No evidence to justify a legal case against MMR manufacturers.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini ‘Not Extreme Enough’
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Race and culture are not inseparable, and simplification doesn’t help.… Read the rest
The Future of Multiculturalism
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Guardian readers react to David Goodhart’s essay on diversity versus solidarity.… Read the rest
Solidarity Can Conflict With Diversity
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The left’s love affair with diversity may come at the expense of the values it once championed. … Read the rest
Simple-minded but Nonetheless Bigoted
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christopher Hitchens detests Gibson’s movie with a passion.… Read the rest
Beagle found?
Feb 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not some random lost dog, but Darwin’s ship.… Read the rest
Not Only Where but Also What
Feb 26th, 2004 7:08 pm | By Ophelia BensonFunny, it didn’t even seem like that much of a storm. I went out for a walk in it, thinking it was just a common or garden variety storm. I didn’t turn back after five minutes because I was drenched, so it can’t have been raining all that hard! It was certainly raining sideways, thanks to the wind, but I have been in many harder rains. I was wet when I got back but not soaked. And yet there were floods. And then awhile later there was more wind, and then there was a sudden unpleasant absence of electricity, which lasted more than seven hours. Nature can be so obstructive.
I was going to say something about meaning (and what … Read the rest
A Counter-cultural Antiques Roadshow
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Review of Curtis White’s The Middle Mind deplores ‘torn-jeans prose.’… Read the rest
What is the Connection Between Religion and War?
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘In great contests, each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God.’… Read the rest
First UK Citizenship Ceremony
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Including singing, pledging and respecting.… Read the rest
It’s Time for GM Britain
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s time for the British government to give the go ahead for GM foods.… Read the rest
Lots of Atheists in Britain Says Survey
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hurrah!… Read the rest
Muslims in Nigeria Boycott Immunisation
Feb 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Polio vaccination is suspected as American plot to make Muslims infertile.… Read the rest