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W-T-F
Some maintain that arguments are dialogues and such therefore be evaluated as such. I have my doubts about this view, because so many of the arguments I encounter seem to be monologues, or at least the critical parts of them don't have anything to do … Continue reading
Mysterious ways
As I head off to vacation, let us marvel at Newt Ginrich marvelling at God's mysterious ways (courtesy of Media Matters): newtgingrich As callista and i watched what dc weather says will be 12 to 22 inches of snow i wondered … Continue reading
Merit
In a meritocracy, people earn their way upwards. So foundational is the notion of merit to a meritocracy, that for some, such as myself for instance, it has a broader application. In a meritocracy democracy, such as ours would like … Continue reading
Posted in Jonah Goldberg, non causa pro causa
Tagged Glenn Greenwald, Jonah Goldberg, Meritocracy
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Who cares
If we still wonder why our children isn't learning, we might also ask some why well-educated and rich adults can't seem to learn either. On that point, once again, George Will has found the root cause of educational success in … Continue reading
Queerly Beloved
A reader (hurray for readers) wondered if I might have something to say about this column on same-sex marriage. I might. I'd say the author hasn't even really tried. Luckily, however, he italicizes his points so even I can see … Continue reading
Posted in Ignoratio Elenchi, non causa pro causa, Slippery Slope, Things that are false
Tagged Gay Marriage, Jeff Jacoby
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The Green Hornet
The only thing that makes George Will madder (and more incoherent) than "global warming" are teachers' unions. Just as teachers' unions have singularly (without any interference from any other causal factor) been able to destroy public education and all that's … Continue reading
In Their Genes
Don't you love genetic determinism? Michael Medved does. He writes: The idea of a distinctive, unifying, risk-taking American DNA might also help to explain our most persistent and painful racial divide – between the progeny of every immigrant nationality that … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Explanations, Michael Medved, non causa pro causa
Tagged Michael Medved, Racial Determinism
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Diagnosis: Evil
To most people, elections are complicated. Not so to some pundits. Enter Gerson: By the summer of 2007, the Republican presidential candidate most closely identified with the war, John McCain, was in serious trouble. Moderates and independents no longer seemed … Continue reading
Suppressed Will
Today George Will goes after the Democratic congress for failing to avoid his misleading sarcasm. The first charge, earmarks: Hellbent on driving its approval rating into single digits, Congress adjourned after passing an omnibus spending bill larded with at least … Continue reading
Coverage
Robert Samuelson, a kind of Captain Bringdown of economics columnists, argues that we cannot have an honest debate about health care so long as it is about expanding coverage. He writes: >The politics of health care rests on a mass … Continue reading
Posted in non causa pro causa, Robert Samuelson
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