But how can he be right?

Al Gore says he’s wrong, and Al Gore has a Nobel prize:
Carbon Dioxide Doesn’t Cause Global Warming:
Much of the global warming debate has focused on reducing CO2 emissions because it is thought that the greenhouse gas produced mostly from fossil fuels is warming the planet. But Steward, who once believed CO2 caused global warming, is [...]

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You’re Really a Darwinian, huh?

David Stove has an article at the Royal Institute of Philosophy website explaining why, in his words:
Most educated people nowadays, I believe, think of themselves as Darwinians. If they do, however, it can only be from ignorance: from not knowing enough about what Darwinism says. For Darwinism says many things, especially about our species, which [...]

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FPR on Sanford and Adultery

An excellent post over at the Front Porch Republic concerning Governor Sanford’s adultery, and the response to it:
And so, when we learn that Governor Sanford has adulterated his marriage, we are right to call into question the integrity of his reputation, his character, as a whole. The Begala-esque cry of “hypocrisy” may be foolish, [...]

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For the Feast of Corpus Christi

The Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Adoro Te Devote

Text at Preces Latinae
Lauda Sion

Text at Preces Latinae
Pange Lingua

Text at Preces Latinae
The last two verses of Pange Lingua are the text for the hymn Tantum ergo Sacramentum.
Sacris Solemniis
Text at Preces Latinae
The [...]

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Just in case you were feeling optimistic

Gerald Celente: America’s Jeremiah
The Western Confucian links to an interview with Gerald Celente, who, “… has been successfully predicting the major future trends impacting our lives for 3 decades, including calling the dot com crash back in the 1990’s.”
In fact, as Mr. Celente sees it, the Great Depression will seem like a mild recession as [...]

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Supreme Court Judges and “Empathy”

I was going to write a post explaining why I think picking justices based on “empathy” is a horrible idea, but Prof. Hasnas has done a better job than I ever could:
One can have compassion for workers who lose their jobs when a plant closes. They can be seen. One cannot have compassion for unknown [...]

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Science is finally catching up

To what parents have known forever:
Lots of parents may wonder: Is raising a boy really all that different from raising a girl? Yes. Until recently, we assumed boys and girls needed mostly the same things from their parents. But recent research has demonstrated that their brains are actually quite different. This may provide a biological explanation for the things people [...]

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