SO IS THIS PATRONIZING CONDESCENSION, OR IS IT BETA SUCKUPITUDE? 2 male philosophers propose that scholars stay away from conferences that don’t have female keynoters.
Archive for 2012
July 29, 2012
WAIT, I THOUGHT YOU COULD ALWAYS DISCREDIT A STUDY BY POINTING OUT RIGHT-LEANING FUNDERS: Koch-funded study finds global warming is real.
Yeah, but doing a study with right-wing funding is practically scientific misconduct all by itself, right?
More serious commentary from Ron Bailey. Clearly this means we need to build more fracking-supported natural gas infrastructure right away, since that’s been lowering our carbon footprint over the last several years. Then, over the longer term, nice, greenhouse-friendly nuclear plants!
More reactions here. And Charlie Martin explains the charges of “systematic error.” Well, what do you expect in a study funded by evil right-wingers?
UPDATE: Charlie Martin emails:
It’s really more than just a reaction to Mueller’s Op Ed — Anthony is announcing new and significant scientific findings that conflict with Mueller. Also, see my update: there are a lot of people calling Mueller’s findings wrong, or overstrong, or even “rubbish”. Even Andy Revkin at Dot Earth says he doesn’t find Mueller’s stuff cnvincing.
I’ll have quotes from Anthony and Judy Curry (at least) tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
It may seem strange that anyone could look around the pornography-saturated, fertility-challenged, family-breakdown-plagued West and see a society menaced by a repressive puritanism. But it’s clear that this perspective is widely and sincerely held.
It would be refreshing, though, if it were expressed honestly, without the “of course we respect religious freedom” facade.
If you want to fine Catholic hospitals for following Catholic teaching, or prevent Jewish parents from circumcising their sons, or ban Chick-fil-A in Boston, then don’t tell religious people that you respect our freedoms. Say what you really think: that the exercise of our religion threatens all that’s good and decent, and that you’re going to use the levers of power to bend us to your will.
There, didn’t that feel better? Now we can get on with the fight.
Interesting to see this in the New York Times.
SANDWICHED IN: “Among pretty much everyone with a civil libertarian, or just plain libertarian, background, the verdict on the Chick-Fil-A furor is the same: while private persons and groups are within their rights to boycott a business, it’s outrageous and dangerous for government officials to threaten to use regulation to keep the fast-food chain out of their cities because they disapprove of its president’s anti-gay-marriage views.” Yep. Putting me on the same page with Andrew Sullivan and Glenn Greenwald, among others.
WAR ON WOMEN UPDATE: North Dakota Democrats Mock Female Republican’s Breasts.
WE’LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH: Upset brewing in Texas runoff? PPP says Cruz up big.
DAVID GELERNTER: What Keeps This Failed President Above Water? “Obama perfectly fits the personal profile of the Culture Machine that runs so much of the American elite nowadays. . . . If conservatives were serious, they would think much harder about the Culture Machine (aka the Establishment) and the ways in which Obama is typical instead of exceptional—typical of a new type of Establishment leader, the new Machine Man. We’re used to old-fashioned political (usually Democratic) machines. But those political machines compare to the modern Culture Machine like a stick of dynamite to an H-bomb. While conservatives worry about debt and taxes and huge problems abroad, the left is busy pulling the whole country out from under them. While conservatives fiddle around on the roof, robbers are rifling the house and stealing the children. Conservatives might consider climbing down and having a look. Obama is only the first of a new breed.”
The Machine, however, is quickly running out of the other-people’s-money that sustains it, both inside and outside of government. Conservatives, and libertarians, would be well advised to do what they can to speed the process.
KEYSTONE FALLOUT: Democrats Backpedal as China Readies $15.1 Billion Canadian Oil Deal. “When President Barack Obama blocked the Keystone Pipeline, Republicans said the move would encourage Canada to pursue oil deals with China instead of the United States and cede a massive chunk of North American oil assets to the communist nation.” And they were right!
AMERICA IN THE ERA OF HOPE AND CHANGE: Mall says U.S. flags on kiddie train must go.
ANNALS OF THE ONE PERCENT: Michelle Obama’s $6800 jacket. “The White House declined to comment.”
This could have fed 40,000 hungry children. “Using Forgo.it, compassionate people can give up luxuries like lattes, dessert, and even a new boat to feed poor children instead. Users can turn any mundane purchase into a philanthropic venture. . . . Through the middle of August, forgoers are raising funds to help Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF) ship a sea-container filled with aid to Zimbabwe. At over 6 meals per dollar donated, users can change the world for a starving child. For example, when someone forgoes a $10 movie, 62 meals will be shipped.”
Sorry kids. But the jacket did look nice. And hey, Glenn Beck has the feeding-the-poor thing covered.
IT’S TRUE. THE GOP WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE IF SHE HAD BEEN ON TOP OF THE TICKET. Cheney: Picking Palin for VP was a ‘mistake.’
She probably wouldn’t have panicked like McCain did: “Before TARP failed as policy, it first failed as politics, with John McCain’s panicky announcement — Sept. 24, 2008 — that he would fly back to Washington to push for passage of the bailout. As I explained two weeks later, this was the decision that ensured Obama’s election.” McCain was in the lead from Palin’s selection until then. Then he tanked, and never recovered.
OKAY, I’M NOT FOLLOWING THE OLYMPICS, BUT: Kim Rhode on Sunday became the first American athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive Olympic Games. “She earned a gold medal in women’s skeet, setting an Olympic record and tying the world record by hitting 99 of 100 targets. She also became the first woman to win three gold medals in Olympic shooting.”
UPDATE: Reader Ian Jeffries writes: “If you’re not going to follow the Olympics, then don’t follow the Olympics!” I’m not. But I do follow Dan Riehl. . . .
MERCURY AND SOLACE: GLENN BECK CAN STILL DRAW A CROWD. And donate a million meals to the poor, reportedly.
UPDATE: Compare and contrast.
DAMAGING HIS BRAND: O’Reilly Is O’Really in Left Field on the Guns and Ammo Issue. Then again, as someone pointed out earlier, you can only expect so much from a guy who has “public school teacher” and “professional journalist” on his resume.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Degree of debt: Students mortgage future for higher education.
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WELL, THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES: Romney: “I tend to tell people what I actually believe.”
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MITT ROMNEY CAPTURES JERUSALEM. “Speaking to an often-cheering group of about 400 people in Jerusalem, Governor Mitt Romney gave a speech less notable for what he said that for the fact that the audience believed he was sincere in saying it.”
NEWSWEEK? THAT’S SOME WEBSITE THAT SOLD FOR A DOLLAR, RIGHT? Anyway, apparently they’re trying to call Romney a wimp. Given our skinny big-eared President’s resemblance to Steve Urkel, not to mention his throwing skills, is that really a discussion the Democrats want to start?
HEY, IN THIS ECONOMY THREE-HOTS-AND-A-COT IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT: North Carolina man thrown back in jail after refusing to leave.
WHAT’S AMAZING IS THAT ANY HAVE STAYED: Exclusive: Key Pro-Israel Obama Ally Splits. “As Republican donors are financing multimillion-dollar campaigns to bring Jewish voters over to Mitt Romney, one of President Obama’s most important liaisons to the pro-Israel community has opted to sit out the 2012 election cycle. Dennis Ross, a longtime diplomat and a key architect of the Oslo peace process under President Clinton—a man who worked for the Obama campaign during the 2008 Democratic primaries despite his previous loyalty to the Clintons—won’t be campaigning for Obama this time, Ross confirmed to The Daily Beast.”
SORE LOSERS AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: US Gov’t Says They Can Still Freeze Megaupload Assets If the Case Is Dismissed. My advice: The hole’s deep enough. Stop digging.
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CHARLES HILL: The Empire Strikes Back. “One of American’s foremost strategists says the era of liberal democracy is in jeopardy, and the historical norm of dominance by great powers will return if the U.S. fails to lead.” Don’t worry. We’re employing “smart power” via “smart diplomacy!”