To yesterday’s discussion of the question of how to legally define “religion,” I want to add one thing, which is that the definition primarily relates to the privileges and protections enjoyed by religions. That is, the legal definition tells you … Continue reading →
…is that he’s turned into a centrist (for example, see this). But it’s hard to see how he could turn into one, when he always was a mish-mash of competing statements on many subjects. After all, it wasn’t just an … Continue reading →
The question of how a religion is defined has come up many times on this blog in relation to Islam and terrorism. One question sometimes asked is why can’t any group simply declare itself to be a religion and have … Continue reading →
Marathon authorities in China are about to start using facial recognition techniques to foil an increasing number of cheaters: Marathon running is booming in China, where more than 300 races were staged last year as a fitness craze sweeps the … Continue reading →
…20 years off her life. Maybe off her face, or her age. She also seems to have gotten a load off her mind, a weight off her chest, and a burden off her shoulders:
Continue reading →The always-admirable Richard Fernandez has written this about the Lone Wolf terrorist: It is a mistake to dismiss the Lone Wolves as “cowardly and depraved”. On the contrary, their tactics require a willingness to die and the intelligent use of … Continue reading →
…is that he’s pretty good at firing people whose performance he finds wanting. So, is Bannon in disfavor and possibly on the way out? I haven’t a clue. But it wouldn’t break my heart if it were to happen.
Continue reading →This article by Michael Totten is a review of a book by James Kirchick entitled The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. The most important line of the Totten article is “the West is losing the … Continue reading →
…this was probably the stupidest and most unfair. And it worked. Which is probably the saddest thing of all about it. Binders! Women! Romney binds women! He is an evil Republican who wants to make women slaves!
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Monday evening was the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. In recent years whenever I’ve attended a Seder, I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →In this thread from Saturday, quite a few people rhapsodized on how much they like audio books, and they recommended them to me. I’ve written before about my problems with auditory learning (see this and this), but now I’d like … Continue reading →