Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Libertarian derangement syndrome

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One problem that I have encountered in discussing libertarianism is that while some people will hear me out and argue in good faith, my atte...
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Doublethink about majority rule

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Right-thinking people have long said that because markets are not self-regulating, they need regulation by government. When I asked how gove...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Someone actually wrote this: Pride fests and those evil corporations

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In The Advocate, Alex Morash writes , Today our rights are threatened again, and many in the LGBT community are afraid of what is happening...
Friday, April 21, 2017

New York City's war on tobacco

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The New York Times is valiantly engaging in investigative journalism, and by "investigative journalism" I mean "parroting wh...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

Someone actually wrote this: The Federalist on pornography

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In The Federalist, Dustin Murphy writes a screed against pornography that is larded with the usual proofs by assertion. A few passages sta...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Planning on writing a gay novel? (expanded version)

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If you are planning on writing a gay novel, take this simple quiz to see whether you should proceed. Will the characters live beyond-...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

LGBT rights as "the most conservative of causes"

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In discussing Caitlyn Jenner's mission, Jennifer Finney Boylan writes , As I listened, I wondered whether L.G.B.T. rights really ought n...