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Prudery Or Parody?

A group of Christian rappers extol the virtues of the “Christian side hug”. Because you will definitely go to Hell if your genitals get anywhere near other peoples' genitals. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference '' Leadership comes in the ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Michael Oakeshott

A World Of Reflex?

On issues such as abortion and the marriage of homosexuals the orthodox will part ways with the conservative. The orthodox Westerner may see in the Muslim a closer adherent to the true tradition. This is one reason why the Traditionalist philosopher ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  23 Nov 2009

Palin: Not A Liar, A Bullshitter

About Sarah Palin, you've written that "All we know for sure is that whatever she says isn't true. It never is." I'd argue that what she says has no relation whatsoever to the truth - you can't count on it to be false anymore than you can count on it ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Newsweek

Denialism

Leadership comes in the unlikeliest places. Can you imagine Bush ever holding out like this on the military? Obama misspoke. We do not live that truth. We betray it. 9/11 was a fantastic demonstration of the power of asymmetry to destroy the West. Few ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Michael Oakeshott

Wonderwoman

My column plumbs the amazing powers of a certain someone: Palin is indeed a feisty Alaskan and a genuine triumph of red-state feminism. But her narrative is embellished and embroidered to such an extent, it resembles not so much a memoir as a work of ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alaska Airlines,  Nicolle Wallace

A Long-term Suggestion

John McWhorter asks Obama to end the drug war: [P]erhaps the unemployment crisis, the real estate crisis, the health care crisis, and even global warming are more urgent matters in the grand scheme of things just now. Now, that is. However, how about ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John Thune,  Tim Pawlenty,  U.S. Republican Party

Beyond Intuition

[S]erious problems emerge when our intuitive prejudices push themselves into the scientific domain. Natural science has over the past few centuries has proven itself to be a marvel not by extension of our intuition, but contravention of that intuition ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

The Decline Of Empires

A fascinating way to look at it: No visualization of American power yet. But look how quickly empires tend to implode. Neo-empires can too. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference '' Leadership comes in the unlikeliest places. Can you imagine ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Michael Oakeshott

In Whom We Trust?

Authority...performs a dual function; looking to authorities is a way of increasing the likelihood of being right, and of reducing the penalty for being wrong. An authoritative source isn’t just a source you trust; it’s a source you and other members ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

Document Of The Day

"There is a virus of disrespect and hate spreading here very rapidly. And unless one lives right here with it, day in and day out, it is unbelievable how quickly and subtly it infects reasonably intelligent persons. This is not too hard to understand ...

From ANDREW SULLIVAN, Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House

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