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by westwood The news angers me, most days. Hence I return to it morning after morning, a junkie looking for my daily fix of righteous indignation, followed by quiet fuming until placated by orange pekoe. Most days, I get over it. Some days, I take action in pursuit of change. The last few days, I’ve [...]
Filed under: conservatism, politics | 11 Comments
Tags: contraception, democrat, GOP, Obama, politics, pundit, reproductive rights, republican, rush limbaugh, sanda fluke, senate
The Veil of Ignorance
by Em. I bet, reading the title of this post, that you were expecting a post about Rawls. Really, I just used the promise of political philosophy to lure you here, because I want to talk some about much more literal veils. I suppose, on second thought ‘free porn’ or ‘cute kittens doing silly things’ [...]
Filed under: conservatism, feminism, hypocrisy, Mark Steyn | 6 Comments
Tags: burka, conservativism, culture, equality, feminism, freddom of conscience, freedom, freedom of speech, hijab, human rights, Islam, Mark Steyn, Muslim, niqab, political philosophy, politics, Princess Hijab, religion, veil, women
The Same Thing But Different
Post by Em. Here in Canada, it’s beginning to look a lot like election time. And while it’s not yet a done deal, that hasn’t stopped the ads or the renewed discussion of voter apathy. Oddly enough, I don’t think these two things are unrelated, at least not as far as that ever elusive youth [...]
Filed under: conservatism | 3 Comments
Tags: advertising, Canada, Conservative, election 2009, Ignatieff, Liberals, NDP, Political Advertising, politics, teen voting, vote, voter apathy, youth vote
