I highly recommend this article from Salon.com about voter choice and the psychology behind it. To use an old adage, love is blind - even the voter’s love for his or her chosen candidate.
In the current presidential election, a major percentage of voters are already committed to “their candidate”; new arguments and evidence fall on […]
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Log Cabin Logic
Catching up on my reading this morning, I found this interview on The Advocate with Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon. It provides a little insight into why the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed John McCain.
The Advocate: Where do gay rights fall in terms of priorities for Log Cabin Republicans as an organization?
Patrick Sammon: We’re a gay rights organization working […]
Free Speech: Italy vs. the United States
One of the difficulties of living a truly free society is that people get to say and do stupid things and we can’t stop them. I think it’s kind of ignorant and insulting to burn the American flag, but the Supreme Court ruled it was an act of “speech” and that our Bill of Rights […]
When Did Freedom Become An Orphan?
You gotta check out this truly excellent piece by Steve Chapman at Townhall.com:
When Did Freedom Become An Orphan?
Forty-four years after Goldwater’s declaration, it’s clear that collectivism, not individualism, is the reigning creed of Republicans as well as Democrats. Individuals are not valuable and precious in their own right but as a means for those in […]
The Saddleback Church Forum & Religious Liberty
I know the Saddleback Church Forum has come and gone, but I’ve been reading some interesting commentary on the event and I thought I would share it with you.
Personally I wasn’t too excited about the forum. I do think it blurred the line between church and state a bit: It may be acceptable in some churches (it […]
