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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Calling Bush a Liar. Simple-mindedly vilifying the president for dishonesty only polarizes the political scene and impedes understanding. [The New York Times > Most E-mailed Articles] Unlike, say, impeaching a president about sex. That doesn't polarize or impede understanding at all. 10:56:15 PM  Permalink  comment []

Science and the Arts. From Mike “M. John.” Harrison: The difference between Berkeleyism and superstrings is that the latter will eventually test out or be chucked on the rubbish heap of ideas that looked good but weren’t good. The project of science differentiates itself from the projects of philosophy or religion, or even politics, precisely by the size of its rubbish heap. Discuss. [Crooked Timber] 2:57:45 PM  Permalink  comment []

Covering His Crass: Bush Gets Democracy Wrong. Take a look at this excerpt from the remarks President Bush delivered earlier this week in Istanbul. "In some parts of the world, especially in the Middle East, there is a wariness toward democracy, often based on misunderstanding. Some people in Musl [electablog] 2:50:41 PM  Permalink  comment []

Homosexuality And The Bible. Bush supporters are hoping that anti-gay marriage initiatives in various states will help bring out large numbers of religious conservatives in November. What does the Bible actually say about homosexuality? It might not be what you think.... [the american street] 1:20:48 PM  Permalink  comment []

Lawmakers ask Ashcroft why suspect was freed. "Key lawmakers, including a Republican committee chairmen, are asking the Justice Department to explain why it released a terror suspect to Syria when several prosecutors and FBI agents had collected evidence for possible criminal charges against the man. The circumstances surrounding Nabil al-Marabh's release, detailed in a recent Associated Press story, are 'of deep concern and appear to be a departure from an aggressive, proactive approach to the... [Rational Review News Digest] 10:45:27 AM  Permalink  comment []

He's Not A Liar, He's My President!. Nicolas Kristoff is sick and tired of people calling the President a liar. And he's got lots of arguments about... [The Poor Man] 9:37:55 AM  Permalink  comment []

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