The Southern Poverty Law Center is a Defamatory Hate Organization

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 17th at 07:00 AM  | 

One of the beautiful things about America is that we have an unencumbered right to free speech.  Unlike in many European countries where there are strict anti-defamation laws, in America one has the right to say hateful things about another person or group of people (as long as there is no incitement of violence).  Likewise, one has the right to accuse others of engaging in | Read More »

Liberals, conservatives, values and how we perceive each other

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  March 28th at 09:00 AM  | 

Another day, another book I need to buy and hopefully read some day.  In the March 21st NYT, Nicholas Kristof reviews a new book:  ”The Righteous Mind”.  In it, author Jonathan Haidt discusses some original research that investigates some key values held by conservatives and liberals – and how these two groups perceive each other on these values.  I have long been interested in why | Read More »

On Vick and values

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  December 29th at 02:00 PM  | 

This past week, the President again made the mistake of speaking without consulting his handlers – this time on the topic of Michael Vick.  In this particular case, his comments came in a call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, who subsequently shared Obama’s comments on Vick and the Eagles with the news media.  According to the WaPo: The president has not spoken publicly about | Read More »