Sunday, February 21, 2016

Someone actually wrote this: Government, Apple, and privacy

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In an op-ed in today's New York Times, " In the Government vs. Apple, Who Wears the Black Hat? ," Robert Levine asks, "S...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Live by the Political Sword, Die by the Political Sword

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In Virginia, Christian social conservatives are calling for a law protecting freedom of association and freedom of religion — or, more accu...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Every true Scotsman

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I've previously blogged about the "no true Scotsman" fallacy, which involves redefining a category to exclude members of that...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

The latest thing to blame on gay men

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This article on hookup culture in The Washington Post attributes today's hookup culture to demographics and states that gender ratios ...
Sunday, July 12, 2015

My special take on Pascal's Wager

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It is likely that you have heard some version of Pascal's wager : (1) It is possible that the Christian God exists and it is possible th...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Someone actually said this: Pure reason as a construction

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In case you've wondered what deep thoughts are pondered in humanities departments, as reported by that ne plus ultra of journalistic ex...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Faux News: Study Shows Broad Support for Higher Taxes on Other People

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VALLEY HILLS (Faux News): A groundbreaking new study shows that Americans overwhelmingly believe that government should protect the public g...