Being the “other”
Only in this instance I’m not sure if being the “other” means being colored, or being educated.
Month: April 2005
On Immigration
This post really does show how an intelligent policy on immigration can make this country stronger. Immigration has made this country what it is, and is necessary to continue to foster debate lest we fall into intellectual incestuousness.
Reminder about Title VI
Just a reminder that islamicate does have a sub-section on articles relating to academic freedom. No comments, just a clearinghouse. It can be found here. It started because of the Title VI issue, hence the name. I’m thinking of a new one.
TV is getting good again
I’m a sci-fi junkie, and I loved the original Battlestar Galactica (I was single digits then). I’m really enjoying the new series. The creator has a blog and he’s just posted about the “torture episode.” It’s worth a read. via Eschaton.
Aside: Alien Life Next Door
Armchair theologian becomes armchair scientist. I love evolutionary biology. Today’s NYT op-ed has a nice piece about finding our non-ancestoral local aliens.
and so begins the takeover
The Muslims have power. [We don’t really, but what a great fantasy, and the best thing is, non-Muslims are having it for us.] But the same people who will give us the power, need to take aware the power we already have. Maybe we got it by being in league with gays and Mormons.
On the Pope
I decided to take a week to talk about the passing of Pope (may God have mercy on him) for a few reasons. One, he was an extraordinary figure, and one needs time to digest a life like that. Two, I needed to understand what it meant to me personally. Three, the constant coverage was somewhat sickening. As a result, I’ve decided rather than talking about the person of the Pope, I would rather talk about the figure of the Pope, and what his passing made me understand. For those of you who wish to have an understanding of how…