The Unalienable Right

Barack Obama Patriotism Flip-Flop

The Editors — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:40:26 +0000

Barack Obama – April 10, 2012: “I’m a firm believer that whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, that you’re a patriot, you care about this country, you love this country,” Obama said at an intimate fundraiser in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “And so I’m not somebody who, when we’re in a political contest, suggests ...

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Which definitions of marriage are bigoted?

The Editors — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:12:27 +0000

Thinking about the efforts by advocates for redefining marriage to portray opposition to the idea as irrational bigotry, this story from a few weeks ago came to mind: Here comes the single bride. Last week, Nadine Schweigert married herself in a symbolic wedding ceremony. The 36-year-old divorced mom of three wore blue satin and clutched ...

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The Loving Corollary to Godwin’s Law

The Editors — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:35:28 +0000

Those who frequent comment threads at blogs and news sites will be familiar with Godwin’s Law. For the uninitiated, Godwin’s Law basically says that in any comment thread, it’s virtually certain that someone will eventually make an analogy to Hitler and/or the Nazis, no matter what the topic. There’s a corollary in the debate over ...

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John Derbyshire and his critics

The Editors — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:29:34 +0000

We’re generally opposed to the idea that a person should lose his livelihood because he says or writes something that other people find offensive, whether the offender is on the right or the left. So we don’t join the growing calls in the blogosphere for John Derbyshire to be fired by National Review for opinions ...

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